Re: [PATCH] erofs-utils: support --blobdev with block map

Gao Xiang
2026-04-09T09:09:57Z

On 2026/4/9 17:07, Nithurshen wrote:
> Hi Ajay,
>
> Thanks for looking into this, but this patch is redundant. I already
> addressed this exact TODO item last month.
>
> My initial patch was sent on March 7th. After discussing the
> implementation with the maintainers, specifically addressing Yifan
> Zhao's feedback regarding the 32-bit address limits for block map
> entries and the necessary fix to reset m_deviceid in erofs_map_dev(),
> I submitted a finalized v2 on March 9th.
>
> Additionally, following Gao Xiang's guidance, I have already written
> and submitted the corresponding test case to theexperimental-tests
> branch as of March 19th.
>
> I strongly suggest checking the recent mailing list archives or the
> pending patch queue before picking up a TODO item to avoid stepping
> on ongoing work and duplicating effort.

I really think you guys don't focus on the random stuff: this
TODO really has low priority.

Thanks,
Gao Xiang

>
> Regards,
> Nithurshen