Re: [PATCH v7] erofs: add 'fsoffset' mount option to specify filesystem offset

[Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@linux.alibaba.com>]

On 2025/5/17 17:05, Sheng Yong wrote:
> From: Sheng Yong <shengyong1@xiaomi.com>
> 
> When attempting to use an archive file, such as APEX on android,
> as a file-backed mount source, it fails because EROFS image within
> the archive file does not start at offset 0. As a result, a loop
> or a dm device is still needed to attach the image file at an
> appropriate offset first. Similarly, if an EROFS image within a
> block device does not start at offset 0, it cannot be mounted
> directly either.
> 
> To address this issue, this patch adds a new mount option `fsoffset=x'
> to accept a start offset for the primary device. The offset should be
> aligned to the block size. EROFS will add this offset before performing
> read requests.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sheng Yong <shengyong1@xiaomi.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Shuai <wangshuai12@xiaomi.com>

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@linux.alibaba.com>

Thanks,
Gao Xiang