From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Weirdness with bind mounts and moving files from tmpfs
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:23:13 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZDic8fx1NQirB2+d@hoboy.vegasvil.org> (raw)
Dear list,
If a file is copied from tmpfs onto a bind mount, the contents update
as expected. However if a file is _moved_ from tmpfs onto a bind
mount, the old content persists.
For example, my PC has a tmpfs on /run:
# findmnt /run
TARGET SOURCE FSTYPE OPTIONS
/run tmpfs tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5737612k,mode=755,inode64
Set up a bind mounted file...
# touch /opt/file
# echo one > /home/file
# mount -o bind /home/file /opt/file
# cat /opt/file
one
Coping a file onto the bind mount via the tmpfs on /run yields...
# echo two > /run/file
# cp /run/file /home/file
# cat /opt/file
two
So far, so good. Now do the same, but with 'mv' instead of 'cp'...
# echo three > /run/file
# mv /run/file /home/file
# cat /opt/file
two
At this point, the contents of /opt/file are stuck forever with "two"...
# echo three > /run/file
# cp /run/file /home/file
# cat /opt/file
two
# echo three > /home/file
# cat /opt/file
two
What is going on here? Is this a bug or a feature?
Thanks,
Richard
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