diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt
index a27c950..6db0e5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ overlay filesystem (though an operation on the name of the file such as
 rename or unlink will of course be noticed and handled).
 
 
+Multiple lower layers
+---------------------
+
+Multiple lower layers can now be given using the the colon (":") as a
+separator character between the directory names.  For example:
+
+  mount -t overlay overlay -olowerdir=/lower1:/lower2:/lower3 /merged
+
+As the example shows, "upperdir=" and "workdir=" may be omitted.  In
+that case the overlay will be read-only.
+
+The specified lower directories will be stacked beginning from the
+rightmost one and going left.  In the above example lower1 will be the
+top, lower2 the middle and lower3 the bottom layer.
+
+
 Non-standard behavior
 ---------------------
 
@@ -196,3 +212,15 @@ Changes to the underlying filesystems while part of a mounted overlay
 filesystem are not allowed.  If the underlying filesystem is changed,
 the behavior of the overlay is undefined, though it will not result in
 a crash or deadlock.
+
+Testsuite
+---------
+
+There's testsuite developed by David Howells at:
+
+  git://git.infradead.org/users/dhowells/unionmount-testsuite.git
+
+Run as root:
+
+  # cd unionmount-testsuite
+  # ./run --ov
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index ea10a87..24f6404 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ int ovl_set_attr(struct dentry *upperdentry, struct kstat *stat)
 		ovl_set_timestamps(upperdentry, stat);
 
 	return err;
-
 }
 
 static int ovl_copy_up_locked(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir,
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ int ovl_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry)
 		struct kstat stat;
 		enum ovl_path_type type = ovl_path_type(dentry);
 
-		if (type != OVL_PATH_LOWER)
+		if (OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type))
 			break;
 
 		next = dget(dentry);
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ int ovl_copy_up(struct dentry *dentry)
 			parent = dget_parent(next);
 
 			type = ovl_path_type(parent);
-			if (type != OVL_PATH_LOWER)
+			if (OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type))
 				break;
 
 			dput(next);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
index 8ffc4b9..0dc4c33 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ int ovl_create_real(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *newdentry,
 
 static int ovl_set_opaque(struct dentry *upperdentry)
 {
-	return ovl_do_setxattr(upperdentry, ovl_opaque_xattr, "y", 1, 0);
+	return ovl_do_setxattr(upperdentry, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE, "y", 1, 0);
 }
 
 static void ovl_remove_opaque(struct dentry *upperdentry)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = ovl_do_removexattr(upperdentry, ovl_opaque_xattr);
+	err = ovl_do_removexattr(upperdentry, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_warn("overlayfs: failed to remove opaque from '%s' (%i)\n",
 			upperdentry->d_name.name, err);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static int ovl_dir_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 * correct link count.  nlink=1 seems to pacify 'find' and
 	 * other utilities.
 	 */
-	if (type == OVL_PATH_MERGE)
+	if (OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type))
 		stat->nlink = 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static int ovl_remove_and_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry, bool is_dir)
 	struct dentry *opaquedir = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	if (is_dir) {
+	if (is_dir && OVL_TYPE_MERGE_OR_LOWER(ovl_path_type(dentry))) {
 		opaquedir = ovl_check_empty_and_clear(dentry);
 		err = PTR_ERR(opaquedir);
 		if (IS_ERR(opaquedir))
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static int ovl_do_remove(struct dentry *dentry, bool is_dir)
 		goto out_drop_write;
 
 	type = ovl_path_type(dentry);
-	if (type == OVL_PATH_PURE_UPPER) {
+	if (OVL_TYPE_PURE_UPPER(type)) {
 		err = ovl_remove_upper(dentry, is_dir);
 	} else {
 		const struct cred *old_cred;
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int ovl_rename2(struct inode *olddir, struct dentry *old,
 	/* Don't copy up directory trees */
 	old_type = ovl_path_type(old);
 	err = -EXDEV;
-	if ((old_type == OVL_PATH_LOWER || old_type == OVL_PATH_MERGE) && is_dir)
+	if (OVL_TYPE_MERGE_OR_LOWER(old_type) && is_dir)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (new->d_inode) {
@@ -725,25 +725,25 @@ static int ovl_rename2(struct inode *olddir, struct dentry *old,
 
 		new_type = ovl_path_type(new);
 		err = -EXDEV;
-		if (!overwrite && (new_type == OVL_PATH_LOWER || new_type == OVL_PATH_MERGE) && new_is_dir)
+		if (!overwrite && OVL_TYPE_MERGE_OR_LOWER(new_type) && new_is_dir)
 			goto out;
 
 		err = 0;
-		if (new_type == OVL_PATH_LOWER && old_type == OVL_PATH_LOWER) {
+		if (!OVL_TYPE_UPPER(new_type) && !OVL_TYPE_UPPER(old_type)) {
 			if (ovl_dentry_lower(old)->d_inode ==
 			    ovl_dentry_lower(new)->d_inode)
 				goto out;
 		}
-		if (new_type != OVL_PATH_LOWER && old_type != OVL_PATH_LOWER) {
+		if (OVL_TYPE_UPPER(new_type) && OVL_TYPE_UPPER(old_type)) {
 			if (ovl_dentry_upper(old)->d_inode ==
 			    ovl_dentry_upper(new)->d_inode)
 				goto out;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (ovl_dentry_is_opaque(new))
-			new_type = OVL_PATH_UPPER;
+			new_type = __OVL_PATH_UPPER;
 		else
-			new_type = OVL_PATH_PURE_UPPER;
+			new_type = __OVL_PATH_UPPER | __OVL_PATH_PURE;
 	}
 
 	err = ovl_want_write(old);
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@ static int ovl_rename2(struct inode *olddir, struct dentry *old,
 			goto out_drop_write;
 	}
 
-	old_opaque = old_type != OVL_PATH_PURE_UPPER;
-	new_opaque = new_type != OVL_PATH_PURE_UPPER;
+	old_opaque = !OVL_TYPE_PURE_UPPER(old_type);
+	new_opaque = !OVL_TYPE_PURE_UPPER(new_type);
 
 	if (old_opaque || new_opaque) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static int ovl_rename2(struct inode *olddir, struct dentry *old,
 		old_cred = override_creds(override_cred);
 	}
 
-	if (overwrite && (new_type == OVL_PATH_LOWER || new_type == OVL_PATH_MERGE) && new_is_dir) {
+	if (overwrite && OVL_TYPE_MERGE_OR_LOWER(new_type) && new_is_dir) {
 		opaquedir = ovl_check_empty_and_clear(new);
 		err = PTR_ERR(opaquedir);
 		if (IS_ERR(opaquedir)) {
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 07d74b2..04f1248 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int ovl_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buf, int bufsiz)
 
 static bool ovl_is_private_xattr(const char *name)
 {
-	return strncmp(name, "trusted.overlay.", 14) == 0;
+	return strncmp(name, OVL_XATTR_PRE_NAME, OVL_XATTR_PRE_LEN) == 0;
 }
 
 int ovl_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ out:
 static bool ovl_need_xattr_filter(struct dentry *dentry,
 				  enum ovl_path_type type)
 {
-	return type == OVL_PATH_UPPER && S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode);
+	if ((type & (__OVL_PATH_PURE | __OVL_PATH_UPPER)) == __OVL_PATH_UPPER)
+		return S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode);
+	else
+		return false;
 }
 
 ssize_t ovl_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
@@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ int ovl_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 	if (ovl_need_xattr_filter(dentry, type) && ovl_is_private_xattr(name))
 		goto out_drop_write;
 
-	if (type == OVL_PATH_LOWER) {
+	if (!OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type)) {
 		err = vfs_getxattr(realpath.dentry, name, NULL, 0);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_drop_write;
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ out:
 static bool ovl_open_need_copy_up(int flags, enum ovl_path_type type,
 				  struct dentry *realdentry)
 {
-	if (type != OVL_PATH_LOWER)
+	if (OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type))
 		return false;
 
 	if (special_file(realdentry->d_inode->i_mode))
@@ -430,5 +433,4 @@ struct inode *ovl_new_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode,
 	}
 
 	return inode;
-
 }
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 814bed3..17ac5af 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -12,13 +12,20 @@
 struct ovl_entry;
 
 enum ovl_path_type {
-	OVL_PATH_PURE_UPPER,
-	OVL_PATH_UPPER,
-	OVL_PATH_MERGE,
-	OVL_PATH_LOWER,
+	__OVL_PATH_PURE		= (1 << 0),
+	__OVL_PATH_UPPER	= (1 << 1),
+	__OVL_PATH_MERGE	= (1 << 2),
 };
 
-extern const char *ovl_opaque_xattr;
+#define OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type)	((type) & __OVL_PATH_UPPER)
+#define OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type)	((type) & __OVL_PATH_MERGE)
+#define OVL_TYPE_PURE_UPPER(type) ((type) & __OVL_PATH_PURE)
+#define OVL_TYPE_MERGE_OR_LOWER(type) \
+	(OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type) || !OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type))
+
+#define OVL_XATTR_PRE_NAME "trusted.overlay."
+#define OVL_XATTR_PRE_LEN  16
+#define OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE   OVL_XATTR_PRE_NAME"opaque"
 
 static inline int ovl_do_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ void ovl_dentry_version_inc(struct dentry *dentry);
 void ovl_path_upper(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path);
 void ovl_path_lower(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path);
 enum ovl_path_type ovl_path_real(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path);
+int ovl_path_next(int idx, struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path);
 struct dentry *ovl_dentry_upper(struct dentry *dentry);
 struct dentry *ovl_dentry_lower(struct dentry *dentry);
 struct dentry *ovl_dentry_real(struct dentry *dentry);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index ab1e3dc..dcf1d41 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ struct ovl_cache_entry {
 	struct list_head l_node;
 	struct rb_node node;
 	bool is_whiteout;
-	bool is_cursor;
 	char name[];
 };
 
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ struct ovl_readdir_data {
 	struct rb_root root;
 	struct list_head *list;
 	struct list_head middle;
+	struct dentry *dir;
 	int count;
 	int err;
 };
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct ovl_dir_file {
 	bool is_real;
 	bool is_upper;
 	struct ovl_dir_cache *cache;
-	struct ovl_cache_entry cursor;
+	struct list_head *cursor;
 	struct file *realfile;
 	struct file *upperfile;
 };
@@ -79,23 +79,49 @@ static struct ovl_cache_entry *ovl_cache_entry_find(struct rb_root *root,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct ovl_cache_entry *ovl_cache_entry_new(const char *name, int len,
+static struct ovl_cache_entry *ovl_cache_entry_new(struct dentry *dir,
+						   const char *name, int len,
 						   u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
 	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
 	size_t size = offsetof(struct ovl_cache_entry, name[len + 1]);
 
 	p = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (p) {
-		memcpy(p->name, name, len);
-		p->name[len] = '\0';
-		p->len = len;
-		p->type = d_type;
-		p->ino = ino;
-		p->is_whiteout = false;
-		p->is_cursor = false;
-	}
+	if (!p)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memcpy(p->name, name, len);
+	p->name[len] = '\0';
+	p->len = len;
+	p->type = d_type;
+	p->ino = ino;
+	p->is_whiteout = false;
+
+	if (d_type == DT_CHR) {
+		struct dentry *dentry;
+		const struct cred *old_cred;
+		struct cred *override_cred;
+
+		override_cred = prepare_creds();
+		if (!override_cred) {
+			kfree(p);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE for lookup
+		 */
+		cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
+		old_cred = override_creds(override_cred);
 
+		dentry = lookup_one_len(name, dir, len);
+		if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+			p->is_whiteout = ovl_is_whiteout(dentry);
+			dput(dentry);
+		}
+		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		put_cred(override_cred);
+	}
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +148,7 @@ static int ovl_cache_entry_add_rb(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	p = ovl_cache_entry_new(name, len, ino, d_type);
+	p = ovl_cache_entry_new(rdd->dir, name, len, ino, d_type);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -143,7 +169,7 @@ static int ovl_fill_lower(struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd,
 	if (p) {
 		list_move_tail(&p->l_node, &rdd->middle);
 	} else {
-		p = ovl_cache_entry_new(name, namelen, ino, d_type);
+		p = ovl_cache_entry_new(rdd->dir, name, namelen, ino, d_type);
 		if (p == NULL)
 			rdd->err = -ENOMEM;
 		else
@@ -168,7 +194,6 @@ static void ovl_cache_put(struct ovl_dir_file *od, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ovl_dir_cache *cache = od->cache;
 
-	list_del_init(&od->cursor.l_node);
 	WARN_ON(cache->refcount <= 0);
 	cache->refcount--;
 	if (!cache->refcount) {
@@ -202,6 +227,7 @@ static inline int ovl_dir_read(struct path *realpath,
 	if (IS_ERR(realfile))
 		return PTR_ERR(realfile);
 
+	rdd->dir = realpath->dentry;
 	rdd->ctx.pos = 0;
 	do {
 		rdd->count = 0;
@@ -225,108 +251,58 @@ static void ovl_dir_reset(struct file *file)
 	if (cache && ovl_dentry_version_get(dentry) != cache->version) {
 		ovl_cache_put(od, dentry);
 		od->cache = NULL;
+		od->cursor = NULL;
 	}
-	WARN_ON(!od->is_real && type != OVL_PATH_MERGE);
-	if (od->is_real && type == OVL_PATH_MERGE)
+	WARN_ON(!od->is_real && !OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type));
+	if (od->is_real && OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type))
 		od->is_real = false;
 }
 
-static int ovl_dir_mark_whiteouts(struct dentry *dir,
-				  struct ovl_readdir_data *rdd)
-{
-	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
-	struct cred *override_cred;
-
-	override_cred = prepare_creds();
-	if (!override_cred) {
-		ovl_cache_free(rdd->list);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE for lookup
-	 */
-	cap_raise(override_cred->cap_effective, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
-	old_cred = override_creds(override_cred);
-
-	mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(p, rdd->list, l_node) {
-		if (p->is_cursor)
-			continue;
-
-		if (p->type != DT_CHR)
-			continue;
-
-		dentry = lookup_one_len(p->name, dir, p->len);
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-			continue;
-
-		p->is_whiteout = ovl_is_whiteout(dentry);
-		dput(dentry);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
-
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
-	put_cred(override_cred);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int ovl_dir_read_merged(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *list)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct path lowerpath;
-	struct path upperpath;
+	struct path realpath;
 	struct ovl_readdir_data rdd = {
 		.ctx.actor = ovl_fill_merge,
 		.list = list,
 		.root = RB_ROOT,
 		.is_merge = false,
 	};
+	int idx, next;
 
-	ovl_path_lower(dentry, &lowerpath);
-	ovl_path_upper(dentry, &upperpath);
+	for (idx = 0; idx != -1; idx = next) {
+		next = ovl_path_next(idx, dentry, &realpath);
 
-	if (upperpath.dentry) {
-		err = ovl_dir_read(&upperpath, &rdd);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-
-		if (lowerpath.dentry) {
-			err = ovl_dir_mark_whiteouts(upperpath.dentry, &rdd);
+		if (next != -1) {
+			err = ovl_dir_read(&realpath, &rdd);
 			if (err)
-				goto out;
+				break;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Insert lowest layer entries before upper ones, this
+			 * allows offsets to be reasonably constant
+			 */
+			list_add(&rdd.middle, rdd.list);
+			rdd.is_merge = true;
+			err = ovl_dir_read(&realpath, &rdd);
+			list_del(&rdd.middle);
 		}
 	}
-	if (lowerpath.dentry) {
-		/*
-		 * Insert lowerpath entries before upperpath ones, this allows
-		 * offsets to be reasonably constant
-		 */
-		list_add(&rdd.middle, rdd.list);
-		rdd.is_merge = true;
-		err = ovl_dir_read(&lowerpath, &rdd);
-		list_del(&rdd.middle);
-	}
-out:
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void ovl_seek_cursor(struct ovl_dir_file *od, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
+	struct list_head *p;
 	loff_t off = 0;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(p, &od->cache->entries, l_node) {
-		if (p->is_cursor)
-			continue;
+	list_for_each(p, &od->cache->entries) {
 		if (off >= pos)
 			break;
 		off++;
 	}
-	list_move_tail(&od->cursor.l_node, &p->l_node);
+	/* Cursor is safe since the cache is stable */
+	od->cursor = p;
 }
 
 static struct ovl_dir_cache *ovl_cache_get(struct dentry *dentry)
@@ -365,6 +341,7 @@ static int ovl_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct ovl_dir_file *od = file->private_data;
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
 
 	if (!ctx->pos)
 		ovl_dir_reset(file);
@@ -383,19 +360,13 @@ static int ovl_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 		ovl_seek_cursor(od, ctx->pos);
 	}
 
-	while (od->cursor.l_node.next != &od->cache->entries) {
-		struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
-
-		p = list_entry(od->cursor.l_node.next, struct ovl_cache_entry, l_node);
-		/* Skip cursors */
-		if (!p->is_cursor) {
-			if (!p->is_whiteout) {
-				if (!dir_emit(ctx, p->name, p->len, p->ino, p->type))
-					break;
-			}
-			ctx->pos++;
-		}
-		list_move(&od->cursor.l_node, &p->l_node);
+	while (od->cursor != &od->cache->entries) {
+		p = list_entry(od->cursor, struct ovl_cache_entry, l_node);
+		if (!p->is_whiteout)
+			if (!dir_emit(ctx, p->name, p->len, p->ino, p->type))
+				break;
+		od->cursor = p->l_node.next;
+		ctx->pos++;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -450,7 +421,7 @@ static int ovl_dir_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	/*
 	 * Need to check if we started out being a lower dir, but got copied up
 	 */
-	if (!od->is_upper && ovl_path_type(dentry) != OVL_PATH_LOWER) {
+	if (!od->is_upper && OVL_TYPE_UPPER(ovl_path_type(dentry))) {
 		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 		realfile = lockless_dereference(od->upperfile);
@@ -514,11 +485,9 @@ static int ovl_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		kfree(od);
 		return PTR_ERR(realfile);
 	}
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&od->cursor.l_node);
 	od->realfile = realfile;
-	od->is_real = (type != OVL_PATH_MERGE);
-	od->is_upper = (type != OVL_PATH_LOWER);
-	od->cursor.is_cursor = true;
+	od->is_real = !OVL_TYPE_MERGE(type);
+	od->is_upper = OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type);
 	file->private_data = od;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index f16d318..b90952f 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ struct ovl_config {
 /* private information held for overlayfs's superblock */
 struct ovl_fs {
 	struct vfsmount *upper_mnt;
-	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
+	unsigned numlower;
+	struct vfsmount **lower_mnt;
 	struct dentry *workdir;
 	long lower_namelen;
 	/* pathnames of lower and upper dirs, for show_options */
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ struct ovl_dir_cache;
 /* private information held for every overlayfs dentry */
 struct ovl_entry {
 	struct dentry *__upperdentry;
-	struct dentry *lowerdentry;
 	struct ovl_dir_cache *cache;
 	union {
 		struct {
@@ -56,30 +56,36 @@ struct ovl_entry {
 		};
 		struct rcu_head rcu;
 	};
+	unsigned numlower;
+	struct path lowerstack[];
 };
 
-const char *ovl_opaque_xattr = "trusted.overlay.opaque";
+#define OVL_MAX_STACK 500
 
+static struct dentry *__ovl_dentry_lower(struct ovl_entry *oe)
+{
+	return oe->numlower ? oe->lowerstack[0].dentry : NULL;
+}
 
 enum ovl_path_type ovl_path_type(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	enum ovl_path_type type = 0;
 
 	if (oe->__upperdentry) {
-		if (oe->lowerdentry) {
+		type = __OVL_PATH_UPPER;
+
+		if (oe->numlower) {
 			if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
-				return OVL_PATH_MERGE;
-			else
-				return OVL_PATH_UPPER;
-		} else {
-			if (oe->opaque)
-				return OVL_PATH_UPPER;
-			else
-				return OVL_PATH_PURE_UPPER;
+				type |= __OVL_PATH_MERGE;
+		} else if (!oe->opaque) {
+			type |= __OVL_PATH_PURE;
 		}
 	} else {
-		return OVL_PATH_LOWER;
+		if (oe->numlower > 1)
+			type |= __OVL_PATH_MERGE;
 	}
+	return type;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *ovl_upperdentry_dereference(struct ovl_entry *oe)
@@ -98,10 +104,9 @@ void ovl_path_upper(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 
 enum ovl_path_type ovl_path_real(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 {
-
 	enum ovl_path_type type = ovl_path_type(dentry);
 
-	if (type == OVL_PATH_LOWER)
+	if (!OVL_TYPE_UPPER(type))
 		ovl_path_lower(dentry, path);
 	else
 		ovl_path_upper(dentry, path);
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_dentry_lower(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
 
-	return oe->lowerdentry;
+	return __ovl_dentry_lower(oe);
 }
 
 struct dentry *ovl_dentry_real(struct dentry *dentry)
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_dentry_real(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	realdentry = ovl_upperdentry_dereference(oe);
 	if (!realdentry)
-		realdentry = oe->lowerdentry;
+		realdentry = __ovl_dentry_lower(oe);
 
 	return realdentry;
 }
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_entry_real(struct ovl_entry *oe, bool *is_upper)
 	if (realdentry) {
 		*is_upper = true;
 	} else {
-		realdentry = oe->lowerdentry;
+		realdentry = __ovl_dentry_lower(oe);
 		*is_upper = false;
 	}
 	return realdentry;
@@ -165,11 +170,9 @@ void ovl_set_dir_cache(struct dentry *dentry, struct ovl_dir_cache *cache)
 
 void ovl_path_lower(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct ovl_fs *ofs = dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
 
-	path->mnt = ofs->lower_mnt;
-	path->dentry = oe->lowerdentry;
+	*path = oe->numlower ? oe->lowerstack[0] : (struct path) { NULL, NULL };
 }
 
 int ovl_want_write(struct dentry *dentry)
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ static bool ovl_is_opaquedir(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || !inode->i_op->getxattr)
 		return false;
 
-	res = inode->i_op->getxattr(dentry, ovl_opaque_xattr, &val, 1);
+	res = inode->i_op->getxattr(dentry, OVL_XATTR_OPAQUE, &val, 1);
 	if (res == 1 && val == 'y')
 		return true;
 
@@ -261,8 +264,11 @@ static void ovl_dentry_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
 
 	if (oe) {
+		unsigned int i;
+
 		dput(oe->__upperdentry);
-		dput(oe->lowerdentry);
+		for (i = 0; i < oe->numlower; i++)
+			dput(oe->lowerstack[i].dentry);
 		kfree_rcu(oe, rcu);
 	}
 }
@@ -271,9 +277,15 @@ static const struct dentry_operations ovl_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_release = ovl_dentry_release,
 };
 
-static struct ovl_entry *ovl_alloc_entry(void)
+static struct ovl_entry *ovl_alloc_entry(unsigned int numlower)
 {
-	return kzalloc(sizeof(struct ovl_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
+	size_t size = offsetof(struct ovl_entry, lowerstack[numlower]);
+	struct ovl_entry *oe = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (oe)
+		oe->numlower = numlower;
+
+	return oe;
 }
 
 static inline struct dentry *ovl_lookup_real(struct dentry *dir,
@@ -295,82 +307,154 @@ static inline struct dentry *ovl_lookup_real(struct dentry *dir,
 	return dentry;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns next layer in stack starting from top.
+ * Returns -1 if this is the last layer.
+ */
+int ovl_path_next(int idx, struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
+{
+	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
+
+	BUG_ON(idx < 0);
+	if (idx == 0) {
+		ovl_path_upper(dentry, path);
+		if (path->dentry)
+			return oe->numlower ? 1 : -1;
+		idx++;
+	}
+	BUG_ON(idx > oe->numlower);
+	*path = oe->lowerstack[idx - 1];
+
+	return (idx < oe->numlower) ? idx + 1 : -1;
+}
+
 struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			  unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct ovl_entry *oe;
-	struct dentry *upperdir;
-	struct dentry *lowerdir;
-	struct dentry *upperdentry = NULL;
-	struct dentry *lowerdentry = NULL;
+	struct ovl_entry *poe = dentry->d_parent->d_fsdata;
+	struct path *stack = NULL;
+	struct dentry *upperdir, *upperdentry = NULL;
+	unsigned int ctr = 0;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	bool upperopaque = false;
+	struct dentry *this, *prev = NULL;
+	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	oe = ovl_alloc_entry();
-	if (!oe)
-		goto out;
-
-	upperdir = ovl_dentry_upper(dentry->d_parent);
-	lowerdir = ovl_dentry_lower(dentry->d_parent);
-
+	upperdir = ovl_upperdentry_dereference(poe);
 	if (upperdir) {
-		upperdentry = ovl_lookup_real(upperdir, &dentry->d_name);
-		err = PTR_ERR(upperdentry);
-		if (IS_ERR(upperdentry))
-			goto out_put_dir;
-
-		if (lowerdir && upperdentry) {
-			if (ovl_is_whiteout(upperdentry)) {
-				dput(upperdentry);
-				upperdentry = NULL;
-				oe->opaque = true;
-			} else if (ovl_is_opaquedir(upperdentry)) {
-				oe->opaque = true;
+		this = ovl_lookup_real(upperdir, &dentry->d_name);
+		err = PTR_ERR(this);
+		if (IS_ERR(this))
+			goto out;
+
+		if (this) {
+			if (ovl_is_whiteout(this)) {
+				dput(this);
+				this = NULL;
+				upperopaque = true;
+			} else if (poe->numlower && ovl_is_opaquedir(this)) {
+				upperopaque = true;
 			}
 		}
+		upperdentry = prev = this;
 	}
-	if (lowerdir && !oe->opaque) {
-		lowerdentry = ovl_lookup_real(lowerdir, &dentry->d_name);
-		err = PTR_ERR(lowerdentry);
-		if (IS_ERR(lowerdentry))
-			goto out_dput_upper;
+
+	if (!upperopaque && poe->numlower) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		stack = kcalloc(poe->numlower, sizeof(struct path), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!stack)
+			goto out_put_upper;
 	}
 
-	if (lowerdentry && upperdentry &&
-	    (!S_ISDIR(upperdentry->d_inode->i_mode) ||
-	     !S_ISDIR(lowerdentry->d_inode->i_mode))) {
-		dput(lowerdentry);
-		lowerdentry = NULL;
-		oe->opaque = true;
+	for (i = 0; !upperopaque && i < poe->numlower; i++) {
+		bool opaque = false;
+		struct path lowerpath = poe->lowerstack[i];
+
+		this = ovl_lookup_real(lowerpath.dentry, &dentry->d_name);
+		err = PTR_ERR(this);
+		if (IS_ERR(this)) {
+			/*
+			 * If it's positive, then treat ENAMETOOLONG as ENOENT.
+			 */
+			if (err == -ENAMETOOLONG && (upperdentry || ctr))
+				continue;
+			goto out_put;
+		}
+		if (!this)
+			continue;
+		if (ovl_is_whiteout(this)) {
+			dput(this);
+			break;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Only makes sense to check opaque dir if this is not the
+		 * lowermost layer.
+		 */
+		if (i < poe->numlower - 1 && ovl_is_opaquedir(this))
+			opaque = true;
+
+		if (prev && (!S_ISDIR(prev->d_inode->i_mode) ||
+			     !S_ISDIR(this->d_inode->i_mode))) {
+			/*
+			 * FIXME: check for upper-opaqueness maybe better done
+			 * in remove code.
+			 */
+			if (prev == upperdentry)
+				upperopaque = true;
+			dput(this);
+			break;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * If this is a non-directory then stop here.
+		 */
+		if (!S_ISDIR(this->d_inode->i_mode))
+			opaque = true;
+
+		stack[ctr].dentry = this;
+		stack[ctr].mnt = lowerpath.mnt;
+		ctr++;
+		prev = this;
+		if (opaque)
+			break;
 	}
 
-	if (lowerdentry || upperdentry) {
+	oe = ovl_alloc_entry(ctr);
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!oe)
+		goto out_put;
+
+	if (upperdentry || ctr) {
 		struct dentry *realdentry;
 
-		realdentry = upperdentry ? upperdentry : lowerdentry;
+		realdentry = upperdentry ? upperdentry : stack[0].dentry;
+
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		inode = ovl_new_inode(dentry->d_sb, realdentry->d_inode->i_mode,
 				      oe);
 		if (!inode)
-			goto out_dput;
+			goto out_free_oe;
 		ovl_copyattr(realdentry->d_inode, inode);
 	}
 
+	oe->opaque = upperopaque;
 	oe->__upperdentry = upperdentry;
-	oe->lowerdentry = lowerdentry;
-
+	memcpy(oe->lowerstack, stack, sizeof(struct path) * ctr);
+	kfree(stack);
 	dentry->d_fsdata = oe;
 	d_add(dentry, inode);
 
 	return NULL;
 
-out_dput:
-	dput(lowerdentry);
-out_dput_upper:
-	dput(upperdentry);
-out_put_dir:
+out_free_oe:
 	kfree(oe);
+out_put:
+	for (i = 0; i < ctr; i++)
+		dput(stack[i].dentry);
+	kfree(stack);
+out_put_upper:
+	dput(upperdentry);
 out:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
@@ -383,10 +467,12 @@ struct file *ovl_path_open(struct path *path, int flags)
 static void ovl_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct ovl_fs *ufs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	unsigned i;
 
 	dput(ufs->workdir);
 	mntput(ufs->upper_mnt);
-	mntput(ufs->lower_mnt);
+	for (i = 0; i < ufs->numlower; i++)
+		mntput(ufs->lower_mnt[i]);
 
 	kfree(ufs->config.lowerdir);
 	kfree(ufs->config.upperdir);
@@ -400,7 +486,7 @@ static void ovl_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
  * @buf: The struct kstatfs to fill in with stats
  *
  * Get the filesystem statistics.  As writes always target the upper layer
- * filesystem pass the statfs to the same filesystem.
+ * filesystem pass the statfs to the upper filesystem (if it exists)
  */
 static int ovl_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 {
@@ -409,7 +495,7 @@ static int ovl_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	struct path path;
 	int err;
 
-	ovl_path_upper(root_dentry, &path);
+	ovl_path_real(root_dentry, &path);
 
 	err = vfs_statfs(&path, buf);
 	if (!err) {
@@ -432,8 +518,21 @@ static int ovl_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct ovl_fs *ufs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	seq_printf(m, ",lowerdir=%s", ufs->config.lowerdir);
-	seq_printf(m, ",upperdir=%s", ufs->config.upperdir);
-	seq_printf(m, ",workdir=%s", ufs->config.workdir);
+	if (ufs->config.upperdir) {
+		seq_printf(m, ",upperdir=%s", ufs->config.upperdir);
+		seq_printf(m, ",workdir=%s", ufs->config.workdir);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ovl_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
+{
+	struct ovl_fs *ufs = sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	if (!(*flags & MS_RDONLY) &&
+	    (!ufs->upper_mnt || (ufs->upper_mnt->mnt_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)))
+		return -EROFS;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -441,6 +540,7 @@ static const struct super_operations ovl_super_operations = {
 	.put_super	= ovl_put_super,
 	.statfs		= ovl_statfs,
 	.show_options	= ovl_show_options,
+	.remount_fs	= ovl_remount,
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -585,24 +685,6 @@ static void ovl_unescape(char *s)
 	}
 }
 
-static int ovl_mount_dir(const char *name, struct path *path)
-{
-	int err;
-	char *tmp = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (!tmp)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ovl_unescape(tmp);
-	err = kern_path(tmp, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, path);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: failed to resolve '%s': %i\n", tmp, err);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	}
-	kfree(tmp);
-	return err;
-}
-
 static bool ovl_is_allowed_fs_type(struct dentry *root)
 {
 	const struct dentry_operations *dop = root->d_op;
@@ -622,6 +704,75 @@ static bool ovl_is_allowed_fs_type(struct dentry *root)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int ovl_mount_dir_noesc(const char *name, struct path *path)
+{
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!*name) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: empty lowerdir\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+	err = kern_path(name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, path);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: failed to resolve '%s': %i\n", name, err);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (!ovl_is_allowed_fs_type(path->dentry)) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: filesystem on '%s' not supported\n", name);
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+	if (!S_ISDIR(path->dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: '%s' not a directory\n", name);
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+out_put:
+	path_put(path);
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int ovl_mount_dir(const char *name, struct path *path)
+{
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	char *tmp = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (tmp) {
+		ovl_unescape(tmp);
+		err = ovl_mount_dir_noesc(tmp, path);
+		kfree(tmp);
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int ovl_lower_dir(const char *name, struct path *path, long *namelen,
+			 int *stack_depth)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct kstatfs statfs;
+
+	err = ovl_mount_dir_noesc(name, path);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = vfs_statfs(path, &statfs);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: statfs failed on '%s'\n", name);
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+	*namelen = max(*namelen, statfs.f_namelen);
+	*stack_depth = max(*stack_depth, path->mnt->mnt_sb->s_stack_depth);
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_put:
+	path_put(path);
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
 /* Workdir should not be subdir of upperdir and vice versa */
 static bool ovl_workdir_ok(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir)
 {
@@ -634,16 +785,39 @@ static bool ovl_workdir_ok(struct dentry *workdir, struct dentry *upperdir)
 	return ok;
 }
 
+static unsigned int ovl_split_lowerdirs(char *str)
+{
+	unsigned int ctr = 1;
+	char *s, *d;
+
+	for (s = d = str;; s++, d++) {
+		if (*s == '\\') {
+			s++;
+		} else if (*s == ':') {
+			*d = '\0';
+			ctr++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		*d = *s;
+		if (!*s)
+			break;
+	}
+	return ctr;
+}
+
 static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	struct path lowerpath;
-	struct path upperpath;
-	struct path workpath;
-	struct inode *root_inode;
+	struct path upperpath = { NULL, NULL };
+	struct path workpath = { NULL, NULL };
 	struct dentry *root_dentry;
 	struct ovl_entry *oe;
 	struct ovl_fs *ufs;
-	struct kstatfs statfs;
+	struct path *stack = NULL;
+	char *lowertmp;
+	char *lower;
+	unsigned int numlower;
+	unsigned int stacklen = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
 	int err;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
@@ -655,123 +829,135 @@ static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_config;
 
-	/* FIXME: workdir is not needed for a R/O mount */
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!ufs->config.upperdir || !ufs->config.lowerdir ||
-	    !ufs->config.workdir) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: missing upperdir or lowerdir or workdir\n");
+	if (!ufs->config.lowerdir) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: missing 'lowerdir'\n");
 		goto out_free_config;
 	}
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	oe = ovl_alloc_entry();
-	if (oe == NULL)
-		goto out_free_config;
-
-	err = ovl_mount_dir(ufs->config.upperdir, &upperpath);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_free_oe;
-
-	err = ovl_mount_dir(ufs->config.lowerdir, &lowerpath);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_put_upperpath;
+	sb->s_stack_depth = 0;
+	if (ufs->config.upperdir) {
+		/* FIXME: workdir is not needed for a R/O mount */
+		if (!ufs->config.workdir) {
+			pr_err("overlayfs: missing 'workdir'\n");
+			goto out_free_config;
+		}
 
-	err = ovl_mount_dir(ufs->config.workdir, &workpath);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_put_lowerpath;
+		err = ovl_mount_dir(ufs->config.upperdir, &upperpath);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_free_config;
 
-	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (!S_ISDIR(upperpath.dentry->d_inode->i_mode) ||
-	    !S_ISDIR(lowerpath.dentry->d_inode->i_mode) ||
-	    !S_ISDIR(workpath.dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: upperdir or lowerdir or workdir not a directory\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
-	}
+		err = ovl_mount_dir(ufs->config.workdir, &workpath);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_put_upperpath;
 
-	if (upperpath.mnt != workpath.mnt) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: workdir and upperdir must reside under the same mount\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
-	}
-	if (!ovl_workdir_ok(workpath.dentry, upperpath.dentry)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: workdir and upperdir must be separate subtrees\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		if (upperpath.mnt != workpath.mnt) {
+			pr_err("overlayfs: workdir and upperdir must reside under the same mount\n");
+			goto out_put_workpath;
+		}
+		if (!ovl_workdir_ok(workpath.dentry, upperpath.dentry)) {
+			pr_err("overlayfs: workdir and upperdir must be separate subtrees\n");
+			goto out_put_workpath;
+		}
+		sb->s_stack_depth = upperpath.mnt->mnt_sb->s_stack_depth;
 	}
-
-	if (!ovl_is_allowed_fs_type(upperpath.dentry)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: filesystem of upperdir is not supported\n");
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	lowertmp = kstrdup(ufs->config.lowerdir, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!lowertmp)
 		goto out_put_workpath;
-	}
 
-	if (!ovl_is_allowed_fs_type(lowerpath.dentry)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: filesystem of lowerdir is not supported\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
-	}
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	stacklen = ovl_split_lowerdirs(lowertmp);
+	if (stacklen > OVL_MAX_STACK)
+		goto out_free_lowertmp;
+
+	stack = kcalloc(stacklen, sizeof(struct path), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!stack)
+		goto out_free_lowertmp;
+
+	lower = lowertmp;
+	for (numlower = 0; numlower < stacklen; numlower++) {
+		err = ovl_lower_dir(lower, &stack[numlower],
+				    &ufs->lower_namelen, &sb->s_stack_depth);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_put_lowerpath;
 
-	err = vfs_statfs(&lowerpath, &statfs);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: statfs failed on lowerpath\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
+		lower = strchr(lower, '\0') + 1;
 	}
-	ufs->lower_namelen = statfs.f_namelen;
-
-	sb->s_stack_depth = max(upperpath.mnt->mnt_sb->s_stack_depth,
-				lowerpath.mnt->mnt_sb->s_stack_depth) + 1;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
+	sb->s_stack_depth++;
 	if (sb->s_stack_depth > FILESYSTEM_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) {
 		pr_err("overlayfs: maximum fs stacking depth exceeded\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
+		goto out_put_lowerpath;
 	}
 
-	ufs->upper_mnt = clone_private_mount(&upperpath);
-	err = PTR_ERR(ufs->upper_mnt);
-	if (IS_ERR(ufs->upper_mnt)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: failed to clone upperpath\n");
-		goto out_put_workpath;
-	}
+	if (ufs->config.upperdir) {
+		ufs->upper_mnt = clone_private_mount(&upperpath);
+		err = PTR_ERR(ufs->upper_mnt);
+		if (IS_ERR(ufs->upper_mnt)) {
+			pr_err("overlayfs: failed to clone upperpath\n");
+			goto out_put_lowerpath;
+		}
 
-	ufs->lower_mnt = clone_private_mount(&lowerpath);
-	err = PTR_ERR(ufs->lower_mnt);
-	if (IS_ERR(ufs->lower_mnt)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: failed to clone lowerpath\n");
-		goto out_put_upper_mnt;
+		ufs->workdir = ovl_workdir_create(ufs->upper_mnt, workpath.dentry);
+		err = PTR_ERR(ufs->workdir);
+		if (IS_ERR(ufs->workdir)) {
+			pr_err("overlayfs: failed to create directory %s/%s\n",
+			       ufs->config.workdir, OVL_WORKDIR_NAME);
+			goto out_put_upper_mnt;
+		}
 	}
 
-	ufs->workdir = ovl_workdir_create(ufs->upper_mnt, workpath.dentry);
-	err = PTR_ERR(ufs->workdir);
-	if (IS_ERR(ufs->workdir)) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: failed to create directory %s/%s\n",
-		       ufs->config.workdir, OVL_WORKDIR_NAME);
-		goto out_put_lower_mnt;
-	}
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	ufs->lower_mnt = kcalloc(numlower, sizeof(struct vfsmount *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ufs->lower_mnt == NULL)
+		goto out_put_workdir;
+	for (i = 0; i < numlower; i++) {
+		struct vfsmount *mnt = clone_private_mount(&stack[i]);
 
-	/*
-	 * Make lower_mnt R/O.  That way fchmod/fchown on lower file
-	 * will fail instead of modifying lower fs.
-	 */
-	ufs->lower_mnt->mnt_flags |= MNT_READONLY;
+		err = PTR_ERR(mnt);
+		if (IS_ERR(mnt)) {
+			pr_err("overlayfs: failed to clone lowerpath\n");
+			goto out_put_lower_mnt;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Make lower_mnt R/O.  That way fchmod/fchown on lower file
+		 * will fail instead of modifying lower fs.
+		 */
+		mnt->mnt_flags |= MNT_READONLY;
+
+		ufs->lower_mnt[ufs->numlower] = mnt;
+		ufs->numlower++;
+	}
 
-	/* If the upper fs is r/o, we mark overlayfs r/o too */
-	if (ufs->upper_mnt->mnt_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
+	/* If the upper fs is r/o or nonexistent, we mark overlayfs r/o too */
+	if (!ufs->upper_mnt || (ufs->upper_mnt->mnt_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 
 	sb->s_d_op = &ovl_dentry_operations;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	root_inode = ovl_new_inode(sb, S_IFDIR, oe);
-	if (!root_inode)
-		goto out_put_workdir;
+	oe = ovl_alloc_entry(numlower);
+	if (!oe)
+		goto out_put_lower_mnt;
 
-	root_dentry = d_make_root(root_inode);
+	root_dentry = d_make_root(ovl_new_inode(sb, S_IFDIR, oe));
 	if (!root_dentry)
-		goto out_put_workdir;
+		goto out_free_oe;
 
 	mntput(upperpath.mnt);
-	mntput(lowerpath.mnt);
+	for (i = 0; i < numlower; i++)
+		mntput(stack[i].mnt);
 	path_put(&workpath);
+	kfree(lowertmp);
 
 	oe->__upperdentry = upperpath.dentry;
-	oe->lowerdentry = lowerpath.dentry;
+	for (i = 0; i < numlower; i++) {
+		oe->lowerstack[i].dentry = stack[i].dentry;
+		oe->lowerstack[i].mnt = ufs->lower_mnt[i];
+	}
 
 	root_dentry->d_fsdata = oe;
 
@@ -782,20 +968,26 @@ static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_free_oe:
+	kfree(oe);
+out_put_lower_mnt:
+	for (i = 0; i < ufs->numlower; i++)
+		mntput(ufs->lower_mnt[i]);
+	kfree(ufs->lower_mnt);
 out_put_workdir:
 	dput(ufs->workdir);
-out_put_lower_mnt:
-	mntput(ufs->lower_mnt);
 out_put_upper_mnt:
 	mntput(ufs->upper_mnt);
+out_put_lowerpath:
+	for (i = 0; i < numlower; i++)
+		path_put(&stack[i]);
+	kfree(stack);
+out_free_lowertmp:
+	kfree(lowertmp);
 out_put_workpath:
 	path_put(&workpath);
-out_put_lowerpath:
-	path_put(&lowerpath);
 out_put_upperpath:
 	path_put(&upperpath);
-out_free_oe:
-	kfree(oe);
 out_free_config:
 	kfree(ufs->config.lowerdir);
 	kfree(ufs->config.upperdir);