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@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ Changes to underlying filesystems --------------------------------- Per `the kernel overlayfs documentation`_, changing underlying filesystems -while the overlay is mounted is not supported. +while the overlay is mounted is not supported: + + Changes to the underlying filesystems while part of a mounted overlay + filesystem are not allowed. If the underlying filesystem is changed, the + behavior of the overlay is undefined, though it will not result in a crash + or deadlock. .. _the kernel overlayfs documentation: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/filesystems/overlayfs.html#changes-to-underlying-filesystems |