linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Squashfs fixes for 2.6.29?

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Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:33:06 +0000
From:	Phillip Lougher <phil.lougher@...il.com>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
Cc:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>,
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.L-H@....de>,
	Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Squashfs fixes for 2.6.29?

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009, Phillip Lougher wrote:
>> Stefan Lippers-Hollmann wrote:
>>> This patch seems to break squashfs for me on i386 and amd64.
>>> Test environment is a squashed filesystem image (live CD image, but also
>>> tested manually with a loop mounted iso9660 and loop mounted squashfs;
>>> kernel 2.6.29-rc7-git2). The squashfs image has been created with
>>> squashfs-tools CVS[1] as of today (latest commit 2009-03-03).
>>>
>> Can you send me a filesystem (or link to one) which exhibits this?  Zlib is
>> obviously showing unexpected behaviour...
>
> I see the same thing here. I'll send you a test file system by private email.
>

OK thanks, I've received it, and reproduced the problem :-)

> The patch below fixes it. It seems zlib sometimes does need an additional
> loop ;-)
>

Yes thanks.

> Note that I expect it may now loop forever in case of file system corruption.

This is the next thing, to redo the file system corruption patch.

Thanks

Phillip
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