Since vfs-6.17.file currently has two ovl patches and one vfs patch which is a prep patch for ovl, may I propose to collect all ovl patches and ovl prep patches on a single branch for 6.17: 1. Rename vfs-6.17.file to vfs-6.17.ovl (or not up to you) 2. Move commit bc9241367aac from vfs-6.17.misc to vfs-6.17.ovl 3. Apply Neil's patches from this series (all have my RVB) Logically, these changes could be broken up to more than 1 PR, but that's up to you. I can also do the ovl-only PR myself if we agree on a stable vfs branch and its content. WDYT? Thanks, Amir.