[Unionfs] unionfs with mmap support breaks apt-get

[Shaya Potter]

On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 23:37 +0100, Michael Prokop wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> starting with mmap support in unionfs the current cvs snapshots
> cause problems with apt-get on Debian running kernel 2.6.16.
> 
> Running 'apt-get update; apt-get upgrade' results in:
> 
> [...]
> E: I wasn't able to locate file for the $FOO package. This might
> mean you need to manually fix this package.
> 
> I had no time to take a closer look at apt's sources, but it
> definitely uses mmap. So far I just tracked down that it's related
> to the mmap support within unionfs:

really? I use it w/ apt-get all the time.  I'm unsure I have time to
look into it right now, as I have a bunch of deadlines near (thesis
proposal, osdi * 2) and with passover coming, a bit overwhelmed for the
near future.