Squashfs LZMA support

written by Tomas M. 1 year ago

Phillip Lougher, the author of SquashFS, works already on the LZMA support, which should be included in mainline kernel.

Quote from Phillip:
I started working on LZMA support a couple of days ago. I'm hoping to get it finished for the 2.6.31 merge window, though I may miss this. It depends on whether I hit any problems, and how soon the merge window closes.
End quote;

There doesn't seem to be the LZMA code for squashfs in 2.6.31, but I can see several patches in mainline from Phillip with some LZMA bugfixes, so it appears he is really doing something with it (and he fixes LZMA code as he sees problems).

I hope to see LZMA support for mainlined squashfs in 2.6.32. Then I can start working on Slax 7.

Tomas M.

User comments

[1] Ivo Georgiev wrote 1 year ago:

But you can use 2.6.29 kernel: https://trac.pentoo.ch/pentoo/browser/kernel/trunk/2.6/2.6.29

[2] Tomas M wrote 1 year ago:

I will definitely review it, thank you.

[3] Greek wrote 1 year ago:

great news! :P

i am waiting impatiently. :P

[4] Greek wrote 1 year ago:

oops, the first :P is a smile :)*

[5] kernel > 2.6.31 wrote 1 year ago:

Ivo & Others,

Please go for newer kernels 2.6.29.X is ancient!
2.6.31 will introduce many new things and also hopefully fix the GCC problem?

[6] piszczyk^3 wrote 1 year ago:

Using 2.6.29 kernel is not a good idea.
http://blog.cr0.org/2009/08/linux-null-pointer-dereference-due-to.html

[7] piszczyk^3 wrote 1 year ago:

From http://lwn.net/Articles/347368/
The 2.6.28 and 2.6.29 kernels are no longer getting updates from the stable team. Normally 2.6.27 wouldn't either, but it's been gifted with an extra-long maintenance period.

[8] LinuxFreak wrote 356 days ago:

Tomas, when 2.6.32 comes out with LZMA support as you've mentioned, will your Linux Live Scripts work on that kernel?

[9] RKA KriK wrote 342 days ago:

What about squashfs-lzma support in kernel 2.6.32? Any news?

[10] francois.e wrote 318 days ago:

I am sure that Tomas is going to give some news as soon as it is available. If you want to be reassured on the topic see:

http://www.squashfs-lzma.org/

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2.6.34 is almost here and no sign of LZMA support in SquashFS.
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