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update docs: openvz kernel bug and new support links

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% mergerfs(1) mergerfs user manual % mergerfs(1) mergerfs user manual
% Antonio SJ Musumeci <trapexit@spawn.link> % Antonio SJ Musumeci <trapexit@spawn.link>
% 2019-09-03
% 2019-12-10
# NAME # NAME
@ -728,6 +728,11 @@ This is a kernel bug with mmap and FUSE on 32bit platforms. A fix should become
https://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=155550785230874&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=155550785230874&w=2
#### Crashing on OpenVZ
There appears to be a bug in the OpenVZ kernel with regard to how it handles ioctl calls. It is making invalid requests which leads to a crash. As of 2019-12-10 there is a bug report filed with OpenVZ but it is not yet fixed.
#### Plex doesn't work with mergerfs #### Plex doesn't work with mergerfs
It does. If you're trying to put Plex's config / metadata on mergerfs you have to leave `direct_io` off because Plex is using sqlite which apparently needs mmap. mmap doesn't work with `direct_io`. To fix this place the data elsewhere or disable `direct_io` (with `dropcacheonclose=true`). It does. If you're trying to put Plex's config / metadata on mergerfs you have to leave `direct_io` off because Plex is using sqlite which apparently needs mmap. mmap doesn't work with `direct_io`. To fix this place the data elsewhere or disable `direct_io` (with `dropcacheonclose=true`).
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This software is free to use and released under a very liberal license. That said if you like this software and would like to support its development donations are welcome. This software is free to use and released under a very liberal license. That said if you like this software and would like to support its development donations are welcome.
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# LINKS # LINKS

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.TH "mergerfs" "1" "2019\-09\-03" "mergerfs user manual" ""
.TH "mergerfs" "1" "2019\-12\-10" "mergerfs user manual" ""
.hy .hy
.SH NAME .SH NAME
.PP .PP
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A fix should become available for all LTS releases. A fix should become available for all LTS releases.
.PP .PP
https://marc.info/?l=linux\-fsdevel&m=155550785230874&w=2 https://marc.info/?l=linux\-fsdevel&m=155550785230874&w=2
.SS Crashing on OpenVZ
.PP
There appears to be a bug in the OpenVZ kernel with regard to how it
handles ioctl calls.
It is making invalid requests which leads to a crash.
As of 2019\-12\-10 there is a bug report filed with OpenVZ but it is not
yet fixed.
.SS Plex doesn\[aq]t work with mergerfs .SS Plex doesn\[aq]t work with mergerfs
.PP .PP
It does. It does.
@ -1877,7 +1884,7 @@ mergerfs however does not offer the overlay / copy\-on\-write (CoW)
features which aufs and overlayfs have. features which aufs and overlayfs have.
.SS Why use mergerfs over unionfs? .SS Why use mergerfs over unionfs?
.PP .PP
UnionFS is more like aufs then mergerfs in that it offers overlay / CoW
UnionFS is more like aufs than mergerfs in that it offers overlay / CoW
features. features.
If you\[aq]re just looking to create a union of drives and want If you\[aq]re just looking to create a union of drives and want
flexibility in file/directory placement then mergerfs offers that flexibility in file/directory placement then mergerfs offers that
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