Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] e2fsprogs: use default inode size for small fs

2021-05-10 Thread Mathieu Dubois-Briand
Hi, I don't see much enthusiasm for this patch. As I said, maybe the way I did it is not be the best one, but I'm open to any comment or request for modification. I feel like the goal of this patch is important. Without it, small ext partitions generated with open embedded will not support any

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] e2fsprogs: use default inode size for small fs

2021-04-08 Thread Mathieu Dubois-Briand
Hi, I'm not fully confident about some choices I made here, so I'm open to suggestions: - I only apply the changes on the native build, so mkfs behavior on target will be unchanged. This may either be expected or unwanted. - An alternative solution might be to change mkfs call in

[OE-core] [PATCH] e2fsprogs: use default inode size for small fs

2021-04-08 Thread Mathieu Dubois-Briand
Patch e2fsprogs configuration file so the default inode size when formatting a "small" partition (less than 512MB) is the global default size (256 bytes) and not a specific value (128 bytes). Inode size of 128 bytes can only store 32 bits timestamps, forbidding dates beyond January 19, 2038.