[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 2/2] axfs: add new filesystem type

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 05-10-15 19:59, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> On 5 October 2015 at 15:53, Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be> wrote:
>> On 05-10-15 17:55, Ariel D'Alessandro wrote:
>>> The Advanced XIP File System is a Linux kernel filesystem driver that enables
>>> files to be executed directly from flash or ROM memory rather than being copied
>>> into RAM.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ariel D'Alessandro <ariel@vanguardiasur.com.ar>
[snip]
>>> +config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_AXFS
>>> +     bool "axfs root filesystem"
>>> +     help
>>> +       Build an axfs root filesystem
>>
>>  This needs a lot more explanation. For starters, repeat the explanation you put
>> in the commit message (but wrap at 72 columns!). And perhaps you should add that
>> all files will be XIPified (or whatever the verb is). Also, you should mention
>> that the kernel has to be built with the axfs patches to be able to read it.
>>
>>  It would be nice to add the axfs kernel side as a kernel extension as well. But
>> that looks heavily non-trivial.
>>
> 
> Should we clarify that the FS is not supported in Linux mainline?

 That's what I mean with "the kernel has to be built with the axfs patches".


 Regards,
 Arnout

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