Re: Bug#943948: ITP: erofs-utils -- Utilities for EROFS File System
Hi Emfox and folks,
I've uploaded erofs-utils package to mentors.debian.net
https://mentors.debian.net/package/erofs-utils
with a RFS request #944153 , please kindly take some time
helping on this package (and new filesystem) it will of
great help. Thanks in advance!
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=944153
Best regards,
Gao Xiang
On Mon, Nov 04, 2019 at 11:25:02AM +0800, Gao Xiang wrote:
> Hi Emfox,
>
> On Mon, Nov 04, 2019 at 09:13:33AM +0800, Emfox Zhou wrote:
> > Hello, have you put your packaging work online anywhere, so that people
> > interested can help checking it?
>
> Thanks for your kind reply.
>
> I just worked out a manual page for mkfs.erofs since I noticed it's a
> requirement for a debian package. I think I can upload the whole package to
> a github repo or mentors.debian.net website then in a few day.
>
> Could you help take time checking it as well? :-)
>
> > And if the issues is critical, I am afraid we should not upload erofs-utils
> > until lz4 is fixed.
>
> I think it's not critical (it only crashes with some given binary
> sequences), so I can limit srcsize as a workaround if LZ4 compressor
> isn't fixed.
>
> By the way, LZ4HC compressor is not affected at all and it's also
> recommended to use LZ4HC rather than LZ4.
>
> However, I'd like to know if some priority to resolve debian LZ4
> compressor though. It seems much better than do some workaround on
> my side.
>
> Thanks,
> Gao Xiang
>
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 9:33 PM Gao Xiang <xiang@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Package: wnpp
> > > Severity: wishlist
> > > Owner: Gao Xiang <xiang@kernel.org>
> > >
> > > * Package name : erofs-utils
> > > Version : 1.0
> > > Upstream Author : Li Guifu <blucerlee@gmail.com>, Miao Xie <
> > > miaoxie@huawei.com>, Gao Xiang <xiang@kernel.org>
> > > * URL :
> > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs-utils.git
> > > * License : GPL-2+
> > > Programming Lang: C
> > > Description : Utilities for EROFS File System
> > >
> > > EROFS [1] [2] is a new enhanced lightweight linux upstreamed in-kernel
> > > read-only filesystem with modern designs (eg. no buffer head, reduced
> > > metadata, inline xattrs/data, etc.) for scenarios which need
> > > high-performance
> > > read-only requirements, e.g. Android OS for smartphones and LIVECDs.
> > >
> > > It also provides fixed-sized output compression support, which improves
> > > storage density, keeps relatively higher compression ratios, which is more
> > > useful to achieve high performance for embedded devices with limited memory
> > > since it has unnoticable memory overhead and page cache thrashing.
> > >
> > > erofs-utils 1.0 [3] was released weeks ago, I'm trying to request for
> > > debian inclusion (also consider security issues [4] for lz4 package).
> > >
> > > I made a usable debian package just now although I have limited knowledge
> > > about the whole debian packaging stuff. I'd like and will take time to be
> > > the package maintainer if no one have interest or enough time on this.
> > >
> > > Please kindly consider my request.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gao Xiang
> > >
> > > [1]
> > > https://kccncosschn19eng.sched.com/event/Nru2/erofs-an-introduction-and-our-smartphone-practice-xiang-gao-huawei
> > > [2] https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc19/presentation/gao
> > > [3]
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/r/20191024033259.GA2513@hsiangkao-HP-ZHAN-66-Pro-G1
> > > [4] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943751
> > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943680
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Emfox Zhou
> >
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