On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 10:41:59PM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > Recently, ext4 added the a large_dRecently, ext4 added the a large_dir > feature, which adds support for a 3 level htree directory support. > > Grub supports existing file systems with htree directories by ignoring > their existence, and since the index nodes for the hash tree look like > deleted directory entries (by design), grub can simply do a brute > force O(n) linear search of directories. The same is true for 3 level > deep htrees indicated by large_dir feature flag. > > Hence, it is safe for gub to ignore the large_dir incompat feature. > > Fixes: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61606 > > Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <ty...@mit.edu>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.ki...@oracle.com> > --- > > I submitted this patch back in December 2021, not realizing that > apparently no one is actually scanning the bug tracking system on > savannah.gnu.org even though it is listed as the official bug tracking > system for GRUB. So I'm trying to submit this via grub-devel. Thank you for sending this to grub-devel. Sadly due to lack of resources we are not able to actively check our bug tracking system. I will update the GRUB web page appropriately. Sorry for inconvenience. Daniel _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
