squashfs compressed file system
I've been meaning to file an RFP on squashfs for a while, and I finally
got around to it ( http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=179672
). While I was at it, I figured I might ask if this filesystem has been
looked at for use in any debian media. I know there has recently been some
comparisons of cramfs, ext2, romfs...
It looks stable enough now, but I wonder why it hasn't been included in
the Linux kernel (even 2.5?). I also have to question the value of zlib
compression vs other types of compression, but then I suppose that zlib
usually gives better compression than none. If I ever get to it I'll try
writing a zlib replacement that uses a PPM variant, but it seems unlikely
that I will.
Squashfs is hosted at http://squashfs.sourceforge.net
Drew Daniels
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