| Message ID | 20240606081756.3597566-2-dominique.martinet@atmark-techno.com |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [1/2] docs: rename roadmap to improvement_proposals | expand |
On 06.06.24 10:17, Dominique Martinet wrote: > This came up in the chunked checksum verification discussion: > currently files cannot be bigger than 4GB, this is not a big problem > but it is something to track for when it becomes one > > Signed-off-by: Dominique Martinet <dominique.martinet@atmark-techno.com> > --- > doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst b/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst > index 6e4e0a065eb8..87fb6582df72 100644 > --- a/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst > +++ b/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst > @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ a sort of software compatibility check. For example, SWUpdate verifies if a comp > (like an application) is compatible with a runningOS and reject the update in case of > mismatch. > > +Support files bigger than 4GB > +----------------------------- > + > +SWUpdate currently uses CPIO to pack updates in the 'newc' and 'crc' formats. > +These formats limit single files to 4GB - 1byte in size, which could become a > +problem as update size grows. > + > Parser > ====== > Acked-by: Stefano Babic <stefano.babic@swupdate.org>
diff --git a/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst b/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst index 6e4e0a065eb8..87fb6582df72 100644 --- a/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst +++ b/doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ a sort of software compatibility check. For example, SWUpdate verifies if a comp (like an application) is compatible with a runningOS and reject the update in case of mismatch. +Support files bigger than 4GB +----------------------------- + +SWUpdate currently uses CPIO to pack updates in the 'newc' and 'crc' formats. +These formats limit single files to 4GB - 1byte in size, which could become a +problem as update size grows. + Parser ======
This came up in the chunked checksum verification discussion: currently files cannot be bigger than 4GB, this is not a big problem but it is something to track for when it becomes one Signed-off-by: Dominique Martinet <dominique.martinet@atmark-techno.com> --- doc/source/improvement_proposals.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)