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diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig b/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig index c0c9683934b7..cbfc196e5dc5 100644 --- a/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig @@ -23,3 +23,23 @@ config OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR Note, that redirects are not backward compatible. That is, mounting an overlay which has redirects on a kernel that doesn't support this feature will have unexpected results. + +config OVERLAY_FS_INDEX + bool "Overlayfs: turn on inodes index feature by default" + depends on OVERLAY_FS + help + If this config option is enabled then overlay filesystems will use + the inodes index dir to map lower inodes to upper inodes by default. + In this case it is still possible to turn off index globally with the + "index=off" module option or on a filesystem instance basis with the + "index=off" mount option. + + The inodes index feature prevents breaking of lower hardlinks on copy + up. + + Note, that the inodes index feature is read-only backward compatible. + That is, mounting an overlay which has an index dir on a kernel that + doesn't support this feature read-only, will not have any negative + outcomes. However, mounting the same overlay with an old kernel + read-write and then mounting it again with a new kernel, will have + unexpected results. |