linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/4] partitions/efi: add support for uImage.FIT sub-partitions

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Message-ID: <Y3R8oQXRQ8uq8p4P@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:01:05 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Daniel Golle <daniel@...rotopia.org>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@...dia.com>,
        Michal Orzel <michalorzel.eng@...il.com>,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/4] partitions/efi: add support for uImage.FIT
 sub-partitions

On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 09:47:06PM +0000, Daniel Golle wrote:
> Add new GUID allowing to parse uImage.FIT stored in a GPT partition
> and map filesystem sub-image as sub-partitions.

NAK, we should not go out from the partition code to parse random
weird image formats.  If you want to support uImage.FIT just write
a tinty stackable block driver or dm table for it.