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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:16:46 +0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] erofs: deprecate superblock checksum feature
To:     Jingbo Xu <jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com>, chao@kernel.org,
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From:   Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@linux.alibaba.com>
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On 2023/7/17 19:27, Jingbo Xu wrote:
> Later we're going to try the self-contained image verification.
> The current superblock checksum feature has quite limited
> functionality, instead, merkle trees can provide better protection
> for image integrity.
> 
> xxhash is also used in the following xattr name filter feature.  It is
> redundant for one filesystem to rely on two hashing algorithms at the
> same time.
> 
> Since the superblock checksum is a compatible feature, just deprecate
> it now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jingbo Xu <jefflexu@linux.alibaba.com>

I tend to agree on this since it slightly impacts mount time too:

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@linux.alibaba.com>

Thanks,
Gao Xiang