Public bug reported: There's simply a missing flag, which was fixed here: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=0480334
The patch claims it requires kernel 3.18+, but the overlayfs code in ubuntu's 3.16 kernel is already backported from later kernel revs. ** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: patch-accepted-upstream -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-lts-utopic in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1523000 Title: writing files larger than 2GB to overlayfs fails Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: There's simply a missing flag, which was fixed here: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=0480334 The patch claims it requires kernel 3.18+, but the overlayfs code in ubuntu's 3.16 kernel is already backported from later kernel revs. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-utopic/+bug/1523000/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp