From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 25 11:10:07 2022 Received: (at 60057) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Dec 2022 16:10:08 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49959 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1p9TZf-0004X7-NO for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:10:07 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:48634) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1p9TZd-0004WL-U6 for 60057@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:10:06 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p9TZY-0007S0-H3; Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:10:00 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-Version:In-Reply-To:Date:References:Subject:To: From; bh=XPz2PNXQuvs5EmD7NogWHIzWKLBiu8jVLjxq9fblw4k=; b=S+8z2Vo7Zo2NmocgGcL6 pHaU3coQ5JKyvgqfxxdowqsp+Qwomoy5RL8aQU9QCd7O9UvYbxktvrGuS016mnFycfFYJ5qi5f2jG CfXI22ym23xmtFxvxtZGkGJdQ6fagYTp1ReEwnCyE9rIVNjK8Fh2Oa225bpy63Ip49jeBMleKp6q7 1/qAeYGc/LCTcsg7Qe7BEDgxB4K3i+su7F8u096srBgSMG4b2yhA4ZmzbC3QBGz3rQwy2mZou6+dF n2+ym8jmhJVXyW+9YoAhG8x2eLZMibt87LCEcSEDEp6cx3Ql7LIvXAFXQiG+Krr8ZSQAcVMqJt8CR oupjTqRVB9g5ZA==; Received: from [2a01:cb18:832e:5f00:3563:417e:2a38:86d8] (helo=meije) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1p9TZY-0007lx-4m; Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:10:00 -0500 From: Mathieu Othacehe To: Maxim Cournoyer Subject: Re: bug#60057: [PATCH] image: Enhance compatibility of the root ext4 partition. References: <20221214021752.23011-1-maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 17:09:58 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20221214021752.23011-1-maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> (Maxim Cournoyer's message of "Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:17:52 -0500") Message-ID: <87lemvfort.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 60057 Cc: 60057@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) 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! Mathieu