Re: [RFC PATCH] fs: allow opening overlayfs/erofs layers through O_ALT

Miklos Szeredi <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:51:33 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-unionfs,org.kernel.vger.linux-api,org.kernel.vger.linux-fsdevel,org.ozlabs.lists.linux-erofs
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On Wed, 22 Jul 2026 at 16:25, Christian Brauner <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm still vehemently opposed to stuffing more creepy apis into procfs.
> So this gets clear opposition from me.

Let's try to leave out loaded terms from a technical discussion.  I
never said this was creepy, Andy was qualifying the O_ALT thing.

Other than that, do you have a specific issue with the proposed interface?

Thanks,
Miklos