Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] initramfs: add support for xattrs in the initial ram disk

Jim Baxter
2022-07-29T10:38:02Z

On 19/07/2022 07:55, Roberto Sassu wrote:
>> From: Jim Baxter [mailto:jim_baxter@mentor.com]
>> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 8:08 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> *Jim Baxter*
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>> On 18/07/2022 17:49, Roberto Sassu wrote:
>>>> From: Jim Baxter [mailto:jim_baxter@mentor.com]
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 6:36 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have been testing these patches and do not see the xattr information when
>>>> trying to retrieve it within the initramfs, do you have an example of how
>>>> you tested this originally?
>>>
>>> Hi Jim, all
>>>
>>> apologies, I didn't find yet the time to look at this.
>>
>> Hello Roberto,
>>
>> Thank you for your response, I can wait until you have looked at the patches,
>> I asked the question to make sure it was not something wrong in my
>> configuration.
>>
>>>
>>> Uhm, I guess this could be solved with:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/openeuler-
>> mirror/kernel/commit/18a502f7e3b1de7b9ba0c70896ce08ee13d052da
>>>
>>> and adding initramtmpfs to the kernel command line. You are
>>> probably using ramfs, which does not have xattr support.
>>>

Can I clarify which filesystem type is supported with this patch series?
Is it tmpfs or perhaps a ramdisk?

>>
>>
>> Thank you, I have tested that patch but the problem remained. Here is my
>> command line, I wonder if there is something wrong.
>>
>> Kernel command line: rw rootfstype=initramtmpfs root=/dev/ram0
>> initrd=0x500000000 rootwait
>
> It is just initramtmpfs, without rootfstype=.
>
> Roberto

Best regards,
Jim