Re: [GIT PULL] Squashfs fixes for 2.6.29?

From: Phillip Lougher
Date: Tue Mar 10 2009 - 17:33:20 EST


Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009, Phillip Lougher wrote:
>> Stefan Lippers-Hollmann wrote:
>>> This patch seems to break squashfs for me on i386 and amd64.
>>> Test environment is a squashed filesystem image (live CD image, but also
>>> tested manually with a loop mounted iso9660 and loop mounted squashfs;
>>> kernel 2.6.29-rc7-git2). The squashfs image has been created with
>>> squashfs-tools CVS[1] as of today (latest commit 2009-03-03).
>>>
>> Can you send me a filesystem (or link to one) which exhibits this? Zlib is
>> obviously showing unexpected behaviour...
>
> I see the same thing here. I'll send you a test file system by private email.
>

OK thanks, I've received it, and reproduced the problem :-)

> The patch below fixes it. It seems zlib sometimes does need an additional
> loop ;-)
>

Yes thanks.

> Note that I expect it may now loop forever in case of file system corruption.

This is the next thing, to redo the file system corruption patch.

Thanks

Phillip
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