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@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ b) If a file residing on a lower layer is opened for read-only and then
memory mapped with MAP_SHARED, then subsequent changes to the file are not
reflected in the memory mapping.
+c) If a file residing on a lower layer is being executed, then opening that
+file for write or truncating the file will not be denied with ETXTBSY.
+
The following options allow overlayfs to act more like a standards
compliant filesystem: