> Hi Neil, > > Regarding the overlayfs implementation, I am interested in overlaying > two squashfs file systems, read-only, and running into a problem with > location of the work directory: > > "overlayfs: workdir and upperdir must reside under the same mount" > > Since the upper directory is read-only, and it is mounted on a partition > as such, having writable work directory is not possible. Any suggestions > on how to utilize overlayfs in this scenario? > > I feel this restriction is overkill for the feature. > > -- > Thanks, > Iyad I thought upperdir is now optional but must be read-write if one is specified. Therefore if you want the whole stack read-only specify only lowdirs and skip the upperdir. Correct me if I am wrong. Alex -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-unionfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
