Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to extend the kernel | From | "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <> | Date | Thu, 7 Mar 2019 23:11:22 +0100 |
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On 07.03.19 21:55, Greg KH wrote:
> Ick, no, no more squashfs please, let's just kill that mess once and for > all :)
okay, then: s/squashfs/whatever_fs_image_or_archive_you_like/;
> Again, putting this in a simple compressed tar image allows anyone to do > whatever they need to with this. If they want a full filesystem, > uncompress it and use it there. If they just want it in-memory where > they can uncompress it and then discard it, that works too.
And let me stress the point: doesn't need any kernel changes at all, when it's just a file in the same place where the .ko's live.
--mtx
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