Thomas Lecomte wrote: > OpenSolaris Project Proposal -- SquashFS Port > ============================================= > > I'd like to propose a new project called "squashfs", which aims to > port > the SquashFS[1] Linux File System to the OpenSolaris Kernel. > > 1/ Description > -------------- > > SquashFS is a compressed read-only file system optimized for > memory-constrained systems. > > It is originally written by Phillip Lougher > (phillip _at_ lougher _dot_ demon _dot_ co _dot_ uk) for the Linux > Operating System. > > 2/ Project's Goals > ------------------ > > The final project's goal is to have a fully working implementation > of SquashFS > in the OpenSolaris kernel. > > It would be particulary interesting for Live-CD or appliances > where using an > hard disk drive isn't wanted. That's why enabling Solaris to boot > from a such > file system is wanted. It could also be very useful to allow > communication with > some portable devices, such as Linux-based Motorola phones, where > SquashFS is > used. > > As Flash memory requires precautions when dealing with writings, > we decided > to use a read-only file system that would be optimized for Flash > memories. > > SquashFS came as a good candidate, and, after considerating > porting issues, we > choose to finally port it to the Solaris kernel. > > 3/ Misc Informations > -------------------- > > Currently, SquashFS has been tested on x86, SPARC, and PowerPC > architectures. > It supports both big- and little-endian. > > The code will of course be released under the CDDL license. > > I have been contacted by Sivakumar Shanmugasundaram > <sivakumar _at_ sun _dot_ com>, who is interested in helping out. > > I would currently be the project leader. Anyone else interested in > this > project is encouraged to contact me at <tlecomte _at_ on-x _dot_ com>. > > 4/ Links > -------- > > [1]: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/ > > +1
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