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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/erofs/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/erofs/Kconfig | 22 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fs/erofs/Kconfig b/fs/erofs/Kconfig index 7dcdce660cac..6ea60661fa55 100644 --- a/fs/erofs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/erofs/Kconfig @@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ config EROFS_FS_SECURITY If you are not using a security module, say N. +config EROFS_FS_BACKED_BY_FILE + bool "File-backed EROFS filesystem support" + depends on EROFS_FS + default y + help + This allows EROFS to use filesystem image files directly, without + the intercession of loopback block devices or likewise. It is + particularly useful for container images with numerous blobs and + other sandboxes, where loop devices behave intricately. It can also + be used to simplify error-prone lifetime management of unnecessary + virtual block devices. + + Note that this feature, along with ongoing fanotify pre-content + hooks, will eventually replace "EROFS over fscache." + + If you don't want to enable this feature, say N. + config EROFS_FS_ZIP bool "EROFS Data Compression Support" depends on EROFS_FS @@ -128,7 +145,7 @@ config EROFS_FS_ZIP_ZSTD If unsure, say N. config EROFS_FS_ONDEMAND - bool "EROFS fscache-based on-demand read support" + bool "EROFS fscache-based on-demand read support (deprecated)" depends on EROFS_FS select NETFS_SUPPORT select FSCACHE @@ -138,6 +155,9 @@ config EROFS_FS_ONDEMAND This permits EROFS to use fscache-backed data blobs with on-demand read support. + It is now deprecated and scheduled to be removed from the kernel + after fanotify pre-content hooks are landed. + If unsure, say N. config EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD |