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Re: Squashfs xattr support

by Peter Korsgaard :: Rate this Message:

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>>>>> "Phillip" == Phillip Lougher <phillip@...> writes:

Hi,

 Phillip> Yes.  I plan to release a new Squashfs-tools 4.1 with xattrs,
 Phillip> lzma, and the just posted lzo support in the next couple of
 Phillip> days.

 Phillip> Unfortunately the mainline kernel Squashfs won't support LZMA
 Phillip> decompression for a while because Linus rejected my patches
 Phillip> that made the kernel lzma decompressor available for use by
 Phillip> non-initramfs/initrd code.  These patches are, however,
 Phillip> available for people that want to apply them, and the tools
 Phillip> release will in any case be ready for whenever the LZMA code
 Phillip> does get mainlined.

Great, thanks. I'll integrate it in buildroot once it's available.

Any idea about when you'll have time to rework the kernel patches, so
they are acceptable?

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Bye, Peter Korsgaard

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