From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 01:05:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 01:05:05 -0500 Received: from neon-gw-l3.transmeta.com ([63.209.4.196]:9999 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 01:04:47 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: [PATCH] Endianness-aware mkcramfs Date: 5 Dec 2001 22:04:22 -0800 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9un1p6$gcj$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <3C0BD8FD.F9F94BE0@mvista.com> <20011204170235.M25671@mvista.com> <20011204173819.C29968@one-eyed-alien.net> <3C0E11A8.A3057B7D@lightning.ch> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <3C0E11A8.A3057B7D@lightning.ch> By author: Daniel Marmier In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Approved. Byteswapping some metadata fields has a negligible cost. > I did not post this patch in the hope it would be integrated, but > because Jeremy needed it. > > If there is consensus about the "always little-endian cramfs" idea, > let's go for it and please ignore this patch. > It's the only way to do it. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt