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[PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root ext4 partition.

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Message #13 received at 60057-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 60057-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60057: [PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root
 ext4 partition.
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 22:48:23 -0500

Hi Mathieu!

Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Hello Maxim,
>
>> +   ;; Disable the metadata_csum and 64bit features of ext4, for compatibility
>> +   ;; with U-Boot.
>> +   (file-system-options (list "-O" "^metadata_csum,^64bit"))
>>     (flags '(boot))
>>     (initializer (gexp initialize-root-partition))))
>
> ext4 man page states that ^64bit will prevent images larger than 2^32
> blocks but I highly doubt that we will generate someday images that big.
>
> I think you can go ahead!

OK!  Pushed as 60d4652c5d.

Thank you!

-- 
Maxim

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