[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH] brcm2708: add squashfs rootfs image

[Daniel Golle]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 07:42:18PM +0200, Christian Lamparter wrote:
> This patch adds a image with squashfs as the root filesystem.
> A rootfs_data partition will be generated on the first boot
> and placed inside the rootfs partition (just after the squashfs
> image).
> 
> advantages:
>  - it is possible to migrate from an existing -ext4
>    installation and back via sysupgrade.
>  - existing partition layout will not be lost.
>  - slightly smaller image size.
>  - support for attendedsysupgrade
> 
> disadvantages:
>  - needs f2fs + tools as well. This is because fs-tools decides on the
>    blocksize of the sdcard. So either f2fs or ext4 can get choosen as
>    the rootfs_data filesystem (depends on the size of the root partition).
>  - rootfs_data is placed into the rootfs partition. This makes
>    it difficult for tools that expect a /dev/mmc0pX device.
>    It also makes it difficult for data recovery tools since they
>    might not expect to find a embedded partition or will be
>    confused.
> 
> For people with existing build configurations: make sure to include mkf2fs
> and f2fsck package into the image... Otherwise the new -squashfs image will
> boot of a ram-overlay and won't keep the configurations after a reboot.
> 
> Cc: Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari at gmail.com>
> Cc: Paul Spooren <spooren at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
> Cc: Daniel Golle <daniel at makrotopia.org>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey at gmail.com>

Acked-by: Daniel Golle <daniel at makrotopia.org>