Arnd Bergmann: > Right, but that is consistent with how the kernel would treat a > rename from one mount point to another, and tools like 'mv' > can handle this in user space. Yes, that is the description in the union mount document. While it says to rename a regular file is implemented, the code differs actually. ---------------------------------------- +Rename across different levels of the union is implemented as a copy-up +operation for regular files. Rename of directories simply returns EXDEV, the +same as if we tried to rename across different mounts. Most applications have ::: ---------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
