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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst index 845d689e0fd7..e443be7928db 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + Written by: Neil Brown Please see MAINTAINERS file for where to send questions. @@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ Kernel config options: worried about backward compatibility with kernels that have the redirect_dir feature and follow redirects even if turned off. -Module options (can also be changed through /sys/module/overlay/parameters/*): +Module options (can also be changed through /sys/module/overlay/parameters/): - "redirect_dir=BOOL": See OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR kernel config option above. @@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ top, lower2 the middle and lower3 the bottom layer. Metadata only copy up --------------------- +--------------------- When metadata only copy up feature is enabled, overlayfs will only copy up metadata (as opposed to whole file), when a metadata specific operation @@ -286,10 +288,10 @@ pointed by REDIRECT. This should not be possible on local system as setting "trusted." xattrs will require CAP_SYS_ADMIN. But it should be possible for untrusted layers like from a pen drive. -Note: redirect_dir={off|nofollow|follow(*)} conflicts with metacopy=on, and +Note: redirect_dir={off|nofollow|follow[*]} conflicts with metacopy=on, and results in an error. -(*) redirect_dir=follow only conflicts with metacopy=on if upperdir=... is +[*] redirect_dir=follow only conflicts with metacopy=on if upperdir=... is given. Sharing and copying layers |