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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:17:33 +0000
From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-unionfs@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [RFC][overlayfs] do we still need d_instantiate_anon() and
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Sender: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>

On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 08:02:47PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 09:26:28AM +0200, Amir Goldstein wrote:
> 
> > Tested the patch below.
> > If you want to apply it as part of dcache cleanup, it's fine by me.
> > Otherwise, I will queue it for the next overlayfs update.
> 
> OK...  Let's do it that way - overlayfs part goes into never-rebased branch
> (no matter which tree), pulled into dcache series and into your overlayfs
> update, with removal of unused stuff done in a separate patch in dcache
> series.
> 
> That way we won't step on each other's toes when reordering, etc.
> Does that work for you?  I can put the overlayfs part into #no-rebase-overlayfs
> in vfs.git, or you could do it in a v6.7-rc1-based branch in your tree -
> whatever's more convenient for you.

See #no-rebase-overlayfs.