Kernel 2.6.19 squashfs problem and bugzilla

[Rahul Sundaram]

Olivier Galibert wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 04:17:58PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 04:37:03PM +0100, Olivier Galibert wrote:
>>  > The kernel from kernel-2.6.19-1.2288.fc5.x86_64.rpm is not able to
>>  > loop-mount the fc5 install Fedora/base/stage2.img file, at least
>>  > through nfs.  You get:
>>  >   squashfs: version 3.2-alpha (2006/12/12) Phillip Lougher
>>  >   SQUASHFS error: sb_bread failed reading block 0x9e8be8e1
>>  >   SQUASHFS error: unable to read inode lookup table
>>
>> squashfs isn't compatible between releases.
> 
> And Linus allowed it in the kernel?

Nope. It is a custom patch instead of using cramfs because the 
compression and performance is better.

> 
> In any case, the decision to use it for the stage2 should probably
> revisited in that light...

It is fine for that purpose. Just dont use it anywhere else.

Rahul