>> why not make it a device node with commands that can be issues to it. 
>> like an ioctl, just different (better?)

You would need to pass the root directory of the union to the block device. 
Not so good.

>Where will the device live?
>
>- if in /dev, then we need the users to MAKEDEV
>
>- if in the mounted union, then how different is it from a "magic file"?
>

Don't do that, it would possibly override a real file.


Jan Engelhardt
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