Fix overlayfs inotify interaction - use d_real_inode() helper to resolve real (underlying) inode. Without this inotify is not functional on overlayfs. Signed-off-by: Andrey Jr. Melnikov <temnota.am@xxxxxxxxx> --- Runtime tested with inotifywait in monitor mode to confirm event generation. cd /tmp/ && mkdir dest upper lower work mount -t overlay none dest -o upperdir=upper/,lowerdir=lower/,workdir=work/ while /bin/true; do echo test >>/tmp/dest/lower-data; sleep 5; done & inotifywait -m /tmp/dest/lower-data fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c index b8d08d0..592ce16 100644 --- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c +++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c @@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(inotify_add_watch, int, fd, const char __user *, pathname, goto fput_and_out; /* inode held in place by reference to path; group by fget on fd */ - inode = path.dentry->d_inode; + inode = d_real_inode(path.dentry); group = f.file->private_data; /* create/update an inode mark */ -- 2.8.1 -- 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
