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Message-ID: <82251dbb-6fb2-63a5-d15b-ba68ec75b4b2@linux.alibaba.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:50:16 +0800
From: Jingbo Xu <jefflexu@...ux.alibaba.com>
To: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...ux.alibaba.com>, chao@...nel.org,
huyue2@...lpad.com, linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pratikshinde320@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] erofs: deprecate superblock checksum feature
On 7/14/23 12:29 PM, Gao Xiang wrote:
>
>
> On 2023/7/14 11:38, Jingbo Xu wrote:
>> Later we're going to introduce fs-verity based verification for the
>> whole image. Make the superblock checksum feature deprecated.
>
> I'd suggest that
>
>
> "Later we're going to try the self-contained image verification.
> The current superblock checksum feature has quite limited
> functionality, instead, merkle trees can provide better protection
> for image integrity.
>
> Since the superblock checksum is a compatible feature, just
> deprecate now. "
>
Yeah, another concern is that xxhash is used in the following xattr name
filter feature [1] which is on the way. It may be redundant to use two
hashing algorithms for one filesystem.
[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230714031034.53210-1-jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com/
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Thanks,
Jingbo
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