> > Just so you know, Android is another "system image provider" project > > whose developers were talking about using overlayfs to provide > > "debug mode", wherein developers can modify system files. > > This is the use case for the proposed override_creds=off feature [1]. > > > > I do not know if this mode was deployed on existing phones, but anyway, > > it is not enabled in production mode, so it limits very much the problem > > of conflict resolution. > I'm not sure about what You mean exactly, but I'll try to check it > if You so suggest. > There is nothing for you to check. Only informing you of another user that may be doing the same thing that you do and expects it to continue working. FWIW, if Android *are* using overlayfs like this they should encounter the same problem you encountered and the upstream fix will not solve it.... Thanks, Amir.
