Re: [PATCH 3/3] ovl: redirect on rename-dir

[Amir Goldstein]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 12:39 AM, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> New version is at:
>
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs.git #redirect
>
> News:
> - it actually should work in all cases
> - when rename is not cross directory, just store the new name instead
> of a full path, as suggested by Amir
> - when redirect path is too long fall back to EXDEV (the max length
> should probably be a module param)
>

Looks goods, except for the case of change from relative to absolute
redirect of the victim dentry. IIUC, ovl_set_redirect() will return immediately
because ovl_dentry_is_redirect() and will not get to setting the absolute
redirect.

It passed my sanity tests (including recycle test) and on top of my copy up
lock changes.

You can add Reviewed-by/Tested-by me to
  1380846 ovl: redirect on rename-dir

> About turning the feature on or off.  Yes, maybe the empty checking is
> too complicated.  Going one simpler:
>
>  - default to old behavior, turn on with mount option
>  - add module option and kernel compile option to turn on the feature by default
>

I don't see these changes on your branch.
Are these your plans for a future version?

Thanks,
Amir.