Re: Invalid argument reading file caps for file

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> What is the underlying filesystem?
> Do you if your system also tries to set security.capability xattr
> or just tries to read them?

The underlying filesystem is ext4. I'll find out about security.capability xattr
is set or not (guess I have to add log in vfs).

>
> I would check the change (from v4.14):
> 8db6c34f1dbc Introduce v3 namespaced file capabilities
>
> I suggest that you continue down the rabbit hole to see
> which check returns -EINVAL, whether inside ovl_xattr_get()
> or deeper inside nested vfs_getxattr().
>
> Other than that, you can try this overlayfs backport branch:
> https://github.com/amir73il/linux/commits/overlayfs-4.9.y-17
> It contains backported overlayfs patches up to v4.17 based
> off of v4.9.102.
>
> If problem is not reproduced on the backported branch then
> chances are the problem has to do with interaction between
> overlayfs and a change to another subsystem (e.g. v3
> namespaced file capabilities).
>
> Thanks,
> Amir.

Thanks those suggestions, I'll test them and go back to you then.

Thanks,
Eddie
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