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

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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.
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