Re: [PATCH v2] overlay: notrun if upper fs does not support d_type

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On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 05:21:51PM +0800, Xiong Zhou wrote:
> Overlayfs whiteout can be visible if underlying upper fs does not
> support d_type. Kernel commit
> 	45aebea (ovl: Ensure upper filesystem supports d_type)
> prevents mounting overlayfs like this since v4.6-rc1.
> 
> Check upper fs before mounting overlay, mark as not run if needs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiong Zhou <xzhou@xxxxxxxxxx>

I'm not sure if this really necessary, but looks fine to me.

Reviewed-by: Eryu Guan <eguan@xxxxxxxxxx>
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