diff --git a/fs_mgr/README.overlayfs.md b/fs_mgr/README.overlayfs.md index d204bfd4e..fe2e052d0 100644 --- a/fs_mgr/README.overlayfs.md +++ b/fs_mgr/README.overlayfs.md @@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ Caveats - Kernel must have CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y and will need to be patched with "*overlayfs: override_creds=off option bypass creator_cred*" if kernel is 4.4 or higher. - The patch is available on the upstream mailing list and the latest as of - Feb 8 2019 is https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1009299/. + The patch series is available on the upstream mailing list and the latest as + of Jul 24 2019 is https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1104577/. This patch adds an override_creds _mount_ option to overlayfs that permits legacy behavior for systems that do not have overlapping sepolicy rules, principals of least privilege, which is how Android behaves.