Re: [PATCH] ovl: add ioctls to retrieve layer file descriptors

Miklos Szeredi <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Jul 2026 08:11:17 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-unionfs,org.kernel.vger.linux-api,org.kernel.vger.linux-fsdevel
Message-ID <CAJfpeguPzVqm7JqJhe2CpfHMcAiETGT4_e84cFBEWESr5RpEGg@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 at 22:35, Giuseppe Scrivano <[email protected]> wrote:

> Would you be OK with the ioctl as a solution that works today, and
> duplicate it when an alternative API materializes?

Let me have a go at the pseudo fs interface first.  I can probably do
a quick 'n dirty prototype within a couple of days and see what
reaction it gets...

Thanks,
Miklos