Linux kernel modifications for the Kernel Hacking exam
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When a lower file has sync/noatime fileattr flags, the behavior of overlayfs post copy up is inconsistent. Immediately after copy up, ovl inode still has the S_SYNC/S_NOATIME inode flags copied from lower inode, so vfs code still treats the ovl inode as sync/noatime. After ovl inode evict or mount cycle, the ovl inode does not have these inode flags anymore. To fix this inconsistency, try to copy the fileattr flags on copy up if the upper fs supports the fileattr_set() method. This gives consistent behavior post copy up regardless of inode eviction from cache. We cannot copy up the immutable/append-only inode flags in a similar manner, because immutable/append-only inodes cannot be linked and because overlayfs will not be able to set overlay.* xattr on the upper inodes. Those flags will be addressed by a followup patch. Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com> |
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Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.