Squashfs LZMA support

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.

[1] Ivo Georgiev wrote 206 days 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 206 days ago:

I will definitely review it, thank you.

[3] Greek wrote 206 days ago:

great news! :P

i am waiting impatiently. :P

[4] Greek wrote 206 days ago:

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

[5] kernel > 2.6.31 wrote 205 days 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 204 days 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 203 days 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 175 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 162 days ago:

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

[10] francois.e wrote 137 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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