[syslinux] [PATCH v2 0/2] UFS1/2 support series

[Geert Stappers]

Op 2014-05-29 om 20:35 schreef Raphael S.Carvalho:
> From: Raphael S. Carvalho <raphael.scarv op gmail.com>
> 
> Change since v1:
> * Fix bug on dentry structure (thank you specification; btw, sarcasm), and
> consequently a bug on ufs_readdir.
> * Add readlink support (applied tests for symlinks whose destionation path
> were stored in blk pointers and the file itself).
> * Several improvements.
> 
> Wrote the documentation below. I think it would be good to push the doc to
> the wiki as soon as the UFS support gets merged.
> 
> Unix Fast File System (UFS/FFS) 1/2 on Syslinux - (usage/install)
> -----
> There is a confusion about the name of this file system, then I decided to
> contact the author, Kirk McKusick, who replied:
> "The name has always been confusing (my bad). The code is broken into two
> parts, the part that handles naming (UFS where the U stands for Unix), and the
> part that handles disk layout (FFS where the F stands for Fast).
> When the two parts are put together they are called UFS/FFS or more commonly
> just UFS."
> 
> Dependencies:
> - Environment:
> Require a *GNU/Linux* system to follow these steps.
> - Package:
> ufsutils (UFS filesystems utilities)
> - Device driver:
> UFS support on Linux: you need a kernel with the option CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE
> enabled or at least configured as a module.
> For the latter case, load the module ufs.ko with modprobe (probably located
> at: /lib/modules/).
> If this option wasn't even configured as a module, then you need to recompile
> your kernel with that option enabled.
> Further information can be found in the link below:
> http://oz123.github.io/writings/2012-11-26-enable-ufs-write-support-debian/
> 
> Creating an UFS image:
>     sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=<image> bs= count=;
>     - UFS1:
>     sudo mkfs.ufs -O 1 <image>;
>     - UFS2:
>     sudo mkfs.ufs <image>;
> 
> Mounting an UFS image:
>     - UFS1:
>     sudo mount -t ufs -o rw,loop,ufstype=44bsd <image> <mountpoint>;
>     - UFS2:
>     sudo mount -t ufs -o rw,loop,ufstype=ufs2 <image> <mountpoint>;
> 
> Installing syslinux on an UFS image:
>     - Install extlinux into your mount point:
>     sudo extlinux -i <mountpoint>;
> 
>     - Finally, set up the syslinux config file.
> 
> 
> Thanks for pcacjr who introduced me to Syslinux :-)
> 
> Raphael S. Carvalho (2):
>   installer: Add UFS1/2 support for Extlinux installer
>   core/fs: Add support to Unix File system 1/2.
> 
>  core/fs/ufs/bmap.c     |  202 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  core/fs/ufs/ufs.c      |  486 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  core/fs/ufs/ufs.h      |  254 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  core/ldlinux.asm       |    2 +
>  extlinux/main.c        |   51 ++++-
>  extlinux/ufs.h         |   26 +++
>  extlinux/ufs_fs.h      |  307 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libinstaller/syslxfs.h |    4 +-
>  8 files changed, 1322 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 core/fs/ufs/bmap.c
>  create mode 100644 core/fs/ufs/ufs.c
>  create mode 100644 core/fs/ufs/ufs.h
>  create mode 100644 extlinux/ufs.h
>  create mode 100644 extlinux/ufs_fs.h
> 

FYI: Both patches are commited.

Thanks for the code contritubion to Syslinux