summarise aufs issues and possible patches

[hooanon05 at yahoo.co.jp]

Hi Amit,

Amit Kucheria:
> I don't think we use AUFS_SHWH and AUFS_STAT internally. It was
> probably enabled as part of the configs carried over from Intrepid and
> never reviewed.

I guess so too.


> > - Jaunty keeps old aufs1
> > =A0This is the easiest way. You may want to select it until an actual
> > =A0problem will be reported.
> 
> Since Jaunty is now in feature freeze, we would _not_ like to remove
> version of AUFS and put in a completely new version. So, IMO we would
> like to stick with Option 1 unless there is a very serious problem
> with aufs1.

That is reasonable and realistic.


> IMO, Ubuntu will start using aufs2 starting in Jaunty+1 on the
> 2.6.30-rc kernels. In the meanwhile, hopefully you will have more
> feedback from LKML about upstreaming aufs2. I see that you have just
> submitted aufs2 again.

Upstreaming, it is going to be my headache again...
The core developers/reviewers keep silent currently. I am afraid aufs
will be ignored again.


J. R. Okajima