* [bug#60057] [PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root ext4 partition.
@ 2022-12-14 2:17 Maxim Cournoyer
2022-12-25 16:09 ` Mathieu Othacehe
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Maxim Cournoyer @ 2022-12-14 2:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 60057; +Cc: Maxim Cournoyer
Generating a raw-with-offset image would previously not be bootable with
U-Boot.
* gnu/system/image.scm (root-partition) [file-system-options]: New field.
---
gnu/system/image.scm | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gnu/system/image.scm b/gnu/system/image.scm
index f07a4a5217..2bf4559501 100644
--- a/gnu/system/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/image.scm
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ (define root-partition
(size 'guess)
(label root-label)
(file-system "ext4")
+ ;; Disable the metadata_csum and 64bit features of ext4, for compatibility
+ ;; with U-Boot.
+ (file-system-options (list "-O" "^metadata_csum,^64bit"))
(flags '(boot))
(initializer (gexp initialize-root-partition))))
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2.38.1
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* [bug#60057] [PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root ext4 partition.
2022-12-14 2:17 [bug#60057] [PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root ext4 partition Maxim Cournoyer
@ 2022-12-25 16:09 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2022-12-27 3:48 ` bug#60057: " Maxim Cournoyer
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mathieu Othacehe @ 2022-12-25 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Maxim Cournoyer; +Cc: 60057
Hello Maxim,
> + ;; Disable the metadata_csum and 64bit features of ext4, for compatibility
> + ;; with U-Boot.
> + (file-system-options (list "-O" "^metadata_csum,^64bit"))
> (flags '(boot))
> (initializer (gexp initialize-root-partition))))
ext4 man page states that ^64bit will prevent images larger than 2^32
blocks but I highly doubt that we will generate someday images that big.
I think you can go ahead!
Mathieu
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* bug#60057: [PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root ext4 partition.
2022-12-25 16:09 ` Mathieu Othacehe
@ 2022-12-27 3:48 ` Maxim Cournoyer
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Maxim Cournoyer @ 2022-12-27 3:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mathieu Othacehe; +Cc: 60057-done
Hi Mathieu!
Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> writes:
> Hello Maxim,
>
>> + ;; Disable the metadata_csum and 64bit features of ext4, for compatibility
>> + ;; with U-Boot.
>> + (file-system-options (list "-O" "^metadata_csum,^64bit"))
>> (flags '(boot))
>> (initializer (gexp initialize-root-partition))))
>
> ext4 man page states that ^64bit will prevent images larger than 2^32
> blocks but I highly doubt that we will generate someday images that big.
>
> I think you can go ahead!
OK! Pushed as 60d4652c5d.
Thank you!
--
Maxim
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