Re: [RFC 7/8] Aufs2: mmap

hooanon05
2009-02-23T14:39:25Z

Tomas M:
> > In Unionfs, it took an approach which the memory pages mapped to
> > filedata are copied from the lower (real) file into the Unionfs's
> > virtual one and handles it by address_space operations. Recently Unionfs
> > changed it to this approach which aufs adopted since Jul 2006.
>
> I think there are much more areas where people around unionfs actually get the good ideas from AUFS. But it appears most projects already switched from StonyBrook's unionfs to AUFS, since AUFS proves to be better for many years.

Yes, AUFS is used by many people for many years.
And several people asked me to put it into mainline. Unfortunately I am
not the one who decide it. I can only post and ask to do it.

J. R. Okajima