Re: [PATCH 3/3] ovl: Use real disk UUID for origin file handles

["André Almeida" <andrealmeid@igalia.com>]

Em 22/01/2026 17:07, Amir Goldstein escreveu:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com> wrote:
>>>
> ...
>>> Actually they are not in the same fs, upper and lower are coming from
>>> different fs', so when trying to mount I get the fallback to
>>> `uuid=null`. A quick hack circumventing this check makes the mount work.
>>>
>>> If you think this is the best way to solve this issue (rather than
>>> following the VFS helper path for instance),
>>
>> That's up to you if you want to solve the "all lower layers on same fs"
>> or want to also allow lower layers on different fs.
>> The former could be solved by relaxing the ovl rules.
>>
>>> please let me know how can
>>> I safely lift this restriction, like maybe adding a new flag for this?
>>
>> I think the attached patch should work for you and should not
>> break anything.
>>
>> It's only sanity tested and will need to write tests to verify it.
>>
> 
> Andre,
> 
> I tested the patch and it looks good on my side.
> If you want me to queue this patch for 7.0,
> please let me know if it addresses your use case.
> 

Hi Amir,

I'm still testing it to make sure it works my case, I will return to you 
ASAP. Thanks for the help!

> Thanks,
> Amir.