Re: [PATCH 00/10] AXFS: Advanced XIP filesystem

Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-08-25T09:37:45Z

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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Jared Hulbert wrote:
> > The version in SVN seems to be slightly older than the one you submitted?
>
> Oops. Okay I must have neglected to sync at the very end. Thanks.
>
> I forgot, there is also a git repo at
>
> git://git.infradead.org/users/jehulber/axfs.git
>
> > Which platform(s) do you use for testing?
>
> ARM, x86

Ah, little endian.

>From your good relationship with the s390 developers, I had hoped you would
have done some tests on s390 ;-)

> > I gave AxFS a try on PS3 (ppc64, always use big-endian 64-bit for testing new
> > code ;-).
>
> Smart. Hmmm, If only I had a PS3....
>
> > When mounting the image, I got the crash below:
>
> > When mounting (also on PS3) an image created on ia32, I get a different crash:
> >
> > | axfs: wrong magic
> >
> > So I guess some parts are not yet 64-bit or endian clean.
>
> Can you run mkfs.axfs on the same trivial directory on both ia32 and
> PPC64 and then get me the resulting images?

I'll send them by private email.

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
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