[patch] usr: add support for zstd compressed initramfs

5004_ZSTD-v4-5-8-add-support-for-zstd-compressed-initramfs.patch (text/plain), 1.60 KB, created by Mike Pagano on 2020-04-08 14:55:55 UTC

diff --git a/usr/Kconfig b/usr/Kconfig
index bdf5bbd40727..43aca37d09b5 100644
--- a/usr/Kconfig
+++ b/usr/Kconfig
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ config RD_LZ4
 	  Support loading of a LZ4 encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config RD_ZSTD
+	bool "Support initial ramdisk/ramfs compressed using ZSTD"
+	default y
+	depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
+	select DECOMPRESS_ZSTD
+	help
+	  Support loading of a ZSTD encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer.
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode"
 	depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE != ""
@@ -207,4 +216,15 @@ config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZ4
 	  If you choose this, keep in mind that most distros don't provide lz4
 	  by default which could cause a build failure.
 
+config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD
+	bool "ZSTD"
+	depends on RD_ZSTD
+	help
+	  ZSTD is a compression algorithm targeting intermediate compression
+	  with fast decompression speed. It will compress better than GZIP and
+	  decompress around the same speed as LZO, but slower than LZ4.
+
+	  If you choose this, keep in mind that you may need to install the zstd
+	  tool to be able to compress the initram.
+
 endchoice
diff --git a/usr/Makefile b/usr/Makefile
index c12e6b15ce72..b1a81a40eab1 100644
--- a/usr/Makefile
+++ b/usr/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ compress-$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA)	:= lzma
 compress-$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_XZ)	:= xzmisc
 compress-$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO)	:= lzo
 compress-$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZ4)	:= lz4
+compress-$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_ZSTD)	:= zstd
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD) := initramfs_data.o