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From: "Jared Hulbert" <jaredeh@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] AXFS: Advanced XIP filesystem
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:42:39 -0700
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> What if the use-case did not cover all cases of XIP use?
>
> If a compressed page is attempted to be executed, will the filesystem
> fall back to decompression to RAM and execution from RAM, or will this
> result in a faulty system?

No this will not result in a faulty system.  It is perfectly
acceptable to have all pages in a file XIP, no pages in a fill XIP,
and anywhere in between.

> The design choices look real good. Congrats on the achievement.

thanks!