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    Merge tag 'idmapped-mounts-v5.12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brauner/linux · 7d6beb71
    Linus Torvalds authored
    Pull idmapped mounts from Christian Brauner:
     "This introduces idmapped mounts which has been in the making for some
      time. Simply put, different mounts can expose the same file or
      directory with different ownership. This initial implementation comes
      with ports for fat, ext4 and with Christoph's port for xfs with more
      filesystems being actively worked on by independent people and
      maintainers.
    
      Idmapping mounts handle a wide range of long standing use-cases. Here
      are just a few:
    
       - Idmapped mounts make it possible to easily share files between
         multiple users or multiple machines especially in complex
         scenarios. For example, idmapped mounts will be used in the
         implementation of portable home directories in
         systemd-homed.service(8) where they allow users to move their home
         directory to an external storage device and use it on multiple
         computers where they are assigned...
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