Re: [PATCH] overlayfs: Warn on copy up if a process has a R/O fd open to the lower file

[David Howells]

Colin Walters <walters@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, May 28, 2015, at 02:46 PM, David Howells wrote:
> > Print a warning when overlayfs copies up a file if the process that
> > triggered the copy up has a R/O fd open to the lower file being copied up.
> 
> Why not an option to make it an error?  If one's goal is to use overlayfs
> without apps potentially corrupting data, better to fail fast.

That could be added.  Note that doing this isn't *necessarily* wrong though.

David
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