| # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only | |
| config CRAMFS | |
| tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs)" | |
| select ZLIB_INFLATE | |
| help | |
| Saying Y here includes support for CramFs (Compressed ROM File | |
| System). CramFs is designed to be a simple, small, and compressed | |
| file system for ROM based embedded systems. CramFs is read-only, | |
| limited to 256MB file systems (with 16MB files), and doesn't support | |
| 16/32 bits uid/gid, hard links and timestamps. | |
| See <file:Documentation/filesystems/cramfs.txt> and | |
| <file:fs/cramfs/README> for further information. | |
| To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called | |
| cramfs. Note that the root file system (the one containing the | |
| directory /) cannot be compiled as a module. | |
| This filesystem is limited in capabilities and performance on | |
| purpose to remain small and low on RAM usage. It is most suitable | |
| for small embedded systems. If you have ample RAM to spare, you may | |
| consider a more capable compressed filesystem such as SquashFS | |
| which is much better in terms of performance and features. | |
| If unsure, say N. | |
| config CRAMFS_BLOCKDEV | |
| bool "Support CramFs image over a regular block device" if EXPERT | |
| depends on CRAMFS && BLOCK | |
| default y | |
| help | |
| This option allows the CramFs driver to load data from a regular | |
| block device such a disk partition or a ramdisk. | |
| config CRAMFS_MTD | |
| bool "Support CramFs image directly mapped in physical memory" | |
| depends on CRAMFS && CRAMFS <= MTD | |
| default y if !CRAMFS_BLOCKDEV | |
| help | |
| This option allows the CramFs driver to load data directly from | |
| a linear adressed memory range (usually non volatile memory | |
| like flash) instead of going through the block device layer. | |
| This saves some memory since no intermediate buffering is | |
| necessary. | |
| The location of the CramFs image is determined by a | |
| MTD device capable of direct memory mapping e.g. from | |
| the 'physmap' map driver or a resulting MTD partition. | |
| For example, this would mount the cramfs image stored in | |
| the MTD partition named "xip_fs" on the /mnt mountpoint: | |
| mount -t cramfs mtd:xip_fs /mnt | |
| If unsure, say N. |