Hi there, I have a feature request. I don't know whether it would be possible, or whether you have a better idea, but here goes.
I have a three layer aufs mount, which is being used as the root fs: [top]layer1=rw(tmpfs):layer2=ro+wh(squashfs):layer3=rr(squashfs)[bottom] What I want to do is rebuild the layer2 squashfs with layer1 merged in, retaining all relevant whiteouts. I can of course do this by copying everything to a new directory and resquashing. But it seems to me it would be much easier (and I suppose much quicker, as well as space-saving) if there was a new aufs mount option which made the (non-covered) whiteouts visible. My idea is that I would use a second aufs mount, reusing the top two layers: [top]layer1=ro+wh(tmpfs):layer2=ro+wh(squashfs)[bottom] If I had this new mount option, I could then just squash up the new aufs mount, because the whiteouts necessary to overlay layer3 would now be visible - easy (for the end user), with no copying, searching, etc. What do you think? Would it be possible? Or is it just wishful thinking? Regards, mt ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/
