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ec8f24b7 | 1 | # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
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2 | config SQUASHFS |
3 | tristate "SquashFS 4.0 - Squashed file system support" | |
4 | depends on BLOCK | |
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5 | help |
6 | Saying Y here includes support for SquashFS 4.0 (a Compressed | |
7 | Read-Only File System). Squashfs is a highly compressed read-only | |
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8 | filesystem for Linux. It uses zlib, lzo or xz compression to |
9 | compress both files, inodes and directories. Inodes in the system | |
10 | are very small and all blocks are packed to minimise data overhead. | |
11 | Block sizes greater than 4K are supported up to a maximum of 1 Mbytes | |
12 | (default block size 128K). SquashFS 4.0 supports 64 bit filesystems | |
13 | and files (larger than 4GB), full uid/gid information, hard links and | |
4b676d2d | 14 | timestamps. |
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15 | |
16 | Squashfs is intended for general read-only filesystem use, for | |
17 | archival use (i.e. in cases where a .tar.gz file may be used), and in | |
18 | embedded systems where low overhead is needed. Further information | |
19 | and tools are available from http://squashfs.sourceforge.net. | |
20 | ||
21 | If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be | |
22 | inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want), | |
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23 | say M here. The module will be called squashfs. Note that the root |
24 | file system (the one containing the directory /) cannot be compiled | |
25 | as a module. | |
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26 | |
27 | If unsure, say N. | |
28 | ||
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29 | choice |
30 | prompt "File decompression options" | |
31 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
32 | help | |
33 | Squashfs now supports two options for decompressing file | |
34 | data. Traditionally Squashfs has decompressed into an | |
35 | intermediate buffer and then memcopied it into the page cache. | |
36 | Squashfs now supports the ability to decompress directly into | |
37 | the page cache. | |
38 | ||
39 | If unsure, select "Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer" | |
40 | ||
41 | config SQUASHFS_FILE_CACHE | |
42 | bool "Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer" | |
43 | help | |
44 | Decompress file data into an intermediate buffer and then | |
45 | memcopy it into the page cache. | |
46 | ||
47 | config SQUASHFS_FILE_DIRECT | |
48 | bool "Decompress files directly into the page cache" | |
49 | help | |
50 | Directly decompress file data into the page cache. | |
51 | Doing so can significantly improve performance because | |
52 | it eliminates a memcpy and it also removes the lock contention | |
53 | on the single buffer. | |
54 | ||
55 | endchoice | |
56 | ||
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57 | choice |
58 | prompt "Decompressor parallelisation options" | |
59 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
60 | help | |
61 | Squashfs now supports three parallelisation options for | |
62 | decompression. Each one exhibits various trade-offs between | |
63 | decompression performance and CPU and memory usage. | |
64 | ||
65 | If in doubt, select "Single threaded compression" | |
66 | ||
67 | config SQUASHFS_DECOMP_SINGLE | |
68 | bool "Single threaded compression" | |
69 | help | |
70 | Traditionally Squashfs has used single-threaded decompression. | |
71 | Only one block (data or metadata) can be decompressed at any | |
72 | one time. This limits CPU and memory usage to a minimum. | |
73 | ||
74 | config SQUASHFS_DECOMP_MULTI | |
75 | bool "Use multiple decompressors for parallel I/O" | |
76 | help | |
77 | By default Squashfs uses a single decompressor but it gives | |
78 | poor performance on parallel I/O workloads when using multiple CPU | |
79 | machines due to waiting on decompressor availability. | |
80 | ||
81 | If you have a parallel I/O workload and your system has enough memory, | |
82 | using this option may improve overall I/O performance. | |
83 | ||
84 | This decompressor implementation uses up to two parallel | |
85 | decompressors per core. It dynamically allocates decompressors | |
86 | on a demand basis. | |
87 | ||
88 | config SQUASHFS_DECOMP_MULTI_PERCPU | |
89 | bool "Use percpu multiple decompressors for parallel I/O" | |
90 | help | |
91 | By default Squashfs uses a single decompressor but it gives | |
92 | poor performance on parallel I/O workloads when using multiple CPU | |
93 | machines due to waiting on decompressor availability. | |
94 | ||
95 | This decompressor implementation uses a maximum of one | |
96 | decompressor per core. It uses percpu variables to ensure | |
97 | decompression is load-balanced across the cores. | |
98 | ||
99 | endchoice | |
100 | ||
637d5c9a | 101 | config SQUASHFS_XATTR |
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102 | bool "Squashfs XATTR support" |
103 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
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104 | help |
105 | Saying Y here includes support for extended attributes (xattrs). | |
106 | Xattrs are name:value pairs associated with inodes by | |
107 | the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page). | |
108 | ||
109 | If unsure, say N. | |
110 | ||
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111 | config SQUASHFS_ZLIB |
112 | bool "Include support for ZLIB compressed file systems" | |
113 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
114 | select ZLIB_INFLATE | |
115 | default y | |
116 | help | |
117 | ZLIB compression is the standard compression used by Squashfs | |
118 | file systems. It offers a good trade-off between compression | |
119 | achieved and the amount of CPU time and memory necessary to | |
120 | compress and decompress. | |
121 | ||
122 | If unsure, say Y. | |
123 | ||
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124 | config SQUASHFS_LZ4 |
125 | bool "Include support for LZ4 compressed file systems" | |
126 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
127 | select LZ4_DECOMPRESS | |
128 | help | |
129 | Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems | |
130 | compressed with LZ4 compression. LZ4 compression is mainly | |
131 | aimed at embedded systems with slower CPUs where the overheads | |
132 | of zlib are too high. | |
133 | ||
134 | LZ4 is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most | |
135 | file systems will be readable without selecting this option. | |
136 | ||
137 | If unsure, say N. | |
138 | ||
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139 | config SQUASHFS_LZO |
140 | bool "Include support for LZO compressed file systems" | |
141 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
142 | select LZO_DECOMPRESS | |
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143 | help |
144 | Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems | |
70f23fd6 | 145 | compressed with LZO compression. LZO compression is mainly |
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146 | aimed at embedded systems with slower CPUs where the overheads |
147 | of zlib are too high. | |
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149 | LZO is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most |
150 | file systems will be readable without selecting this option. | |
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152 | If unsure, say N. |
153 | ||
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154 | config SQUASHFS_XZ |
155 | bool "Include support for XZ compressed file systems" | |
156 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
157 | select XZ_DEC | |
158 | help | |
159 | Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems | |
70f23fd6 | 160 | compressed with XZ compression. XZ gives better compression than |
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161 | the default zlib compression, at the expense of greater CPU and |
162 | memory overhead. | |
163 | ||
164 | XZ is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most | |
165 | file systems will be readable without selecting this option. | |
166 | ||
167 | If unsure, say N. | |
168 | ||
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169 | config SQUASHFS_ZSTD |
170 | bool "Include support for ZSTD compressed file systems" | |
171 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
172 | select ZSTD_DECOMPRESS | |
173 | help | |
174 | Saying Y here includes support for reading Squashfs file systems | |
175 | compressed with ZSTD compression. ZSTD gives better compression than | |
176 | the default ZLIB compression, while using less CPU. | |
177 | ||
178 | ZSTD is not the standard compression used in Squashfs and so most | |
179 | file systems will be readable without selecting this option. | |
180 | ||
181 | If unsure, say N. | |
182 | ||
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183 | config SQUASHFS_4K_DEVBLK_SIZE |
184 | bool "Use 4K device block size?" | |
185 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
186 | help | |
187 | By default Squashfs sets the dev block size (sb_min_blocksize) | |
188 | to 1K or the smallest block size supported by the block device | |
189 | (if larger). This, because blocks are packed together and | |
190 | unaligned in Squashfs, should reduce latency. | |
191 | ||
192 | This, however, gives poor performance on MTD NAND devices where | |
193 | the optimal I/O size is 4K (even though the devices can support | |
194 | smaller block sizes). | |
195 | ||
196 | Using a 4K device block size may also improve overall I/O | |
197 | performance for some file access patterns (e.g. sequential | |
198 | accesses of files in filesystem order) on all media. | |
199 | ||
200 | Setting this option will force Squashfs to use a 4K device block | |
201 | size by default. | |
202 | ||
203 | If unsure, say N. | |
204 | ||
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205 | config SQUASHFS_EMBEDDED |
206 | bool "Additional option for memory-constrained systems" | |
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208 | help |
209 | Saying Y here allows you to specify cache size. | |
210 | ||
211 | If unsure, say N. | |
212 | ||
213 | config SQUASHFS_FRAGMENT_CACHE_SIZE | |
214 | int "Number of fragments cached" if SQUASHFS_EMBEDDED | |
215 | depends on SQUASHFS | |
216 | default "3" | |
217 | help | |
218 | By default SquashFS caches the last 3 fragments read from | |
219 | the filesystem. Increasing this amount may mean SquashFS | |
220 | has to re-read fragments less often from disk, at the expense | |
221 | of extra system memory. Decreasing this amount will mean | |
222 | SquashFS uses less memory at the expense of extra reads from disk. | |
223 | ||
224 | Note there must be at least one cached fragment. Anything | |
225 | much more than three will probably not make much difference. |