[PATCH v2] erofs: deprecate superblock checksum feature
Chao Yu
chao at kernel.org
Sun Jul 30 23:04:40 AEST 2023
On 2023/7/17 19:27, Jingbo Xu wrote:
> Later we're going to try the self-contained image verification.
> The current superblock checksum feature has quite limited
> functionality, instead, merkle trees can provide better protection
> for image integrity.
>
> xxhash is also used in the following xattr name filter feature. It is
> redundant for one filesystem to rely on two hashing algorithms at the
> same time.
>
> Since the superblock checksum is a compatible feature, just deprecate
> it now.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jingbo Xu <jefflexu at linux.alibaba.com>
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao at kernel.org>
Thanks,
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