linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xz: make XZ_DEC

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Date:	Thu, 6 Mar 2014 21:37:23 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>,
	Lasse Collin <lasse.collin@...aani.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...radead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xz: make XZ_DEC_BCJ filters non-optional

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:50 AM, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> wrote:
> I am okay with enabling all filters by default as long as there is a
> knob to allow turning achitecture specific BCJ filters off, as it
> barely makes sense for embedded systems to have a BCJ filter
> implementation for anything but the architecture you are running on.

And for x86? (oh no, I started promoting x86 ;-)

I once tried xz with an initrd on ARM. The kernel complained it couldn't
decompress the initrd, oops. I didn't investigate it at that time, but probably
I didn't have the x86 BCJ filter enabled, while I compressed the initrd on\
amd64.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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