linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/10] AXFS: axfs

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Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:35:21 -0700
From:	"Jared Hulbert" <jaredeh@...il.com>
To:	"Geert Uytterhoeven" <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
Cc:	"Artem Bityutskiy" <dedekind@...radead.org>,
	Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"Jörn Engel" <joern@...fs.org>,
	tim.bird@...sony.com, cotte@...ibm.com, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/10] AXFS: axfs_uncompress.c

> If you want support for multiple decompression algorithms, you can switch
> from using zlib_inflate*() directly to calling zlib through the crypto API.
> Then you can call crypto_alloc_comp() with the correct decompression algorithm
> name.
>
> For squashfs, I had to modify only ca. 40 lines of code.

I definately want to support multiple formats.  I have a flag in the
superblock all ready to go for that.  One problem.  I'm not sure how
to do it.  Can you point us to some reference code?
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