linux-kernel - Re: Subject: [PATCH 00/16] Squashfs: compressed read-only filesystem

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Message-ID: <4900388A.7010406@lougher.demon.co.uk>
Date:	Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:40:42 +0100
From:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tim.bird@...sony.com
Subject: Re: Subject: [PATCH 00/16] Squashfs: compressed read-only filesystem

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 	Hi Phillip,
> 
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2008, Phillip Lougher wrote:
>> This is a second attempt at mainlining Squashfs.  The first attempt was way
> 
> This is great news!
> 
> I ran a quick test of squashfs 4.0 (the CVS version) on UML/ia32 and ppc64, and it
> seems to work fine!  Great job! Let's hope we'll see it in mainline soon...
> 

Thanks!  I hope it gets into mainline soon too :)

> BTW, one minor gripe is that the current mksquashfs doesn't want to run on big
> endian yet, as there's no byteswapping support.

Yeah, I know about that.  There's still some work needing to be done on 
the squashfs-tools.  I figured it was important to get the kernel stuff 
submitted and discussed ASAP.

Phillip

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