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Example for this: ove= rlayfs used by docker/podman/etc. > > The author of tail=E2=80=99s inotify support explains it here: https://gi= thub.com/containers/podman/issues/5493#issuecomment-598851397 [...] > Upstream bug filed: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D47940 With people more on more interested in finally getting =E2=80=98core-update= s=E2=80=99 merged, now=E2=80=99s a good time to look into this bug. :-) In the bug report upstream, you hint at a possible fix. Could you provide a patch for this? Alternatively, if that turns out to be too tricky, can you think of a workaround, such as skipping the offending code during tests? Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.