Re: [Patch] to add support for lzop(1), lz4(1) & INITRD_COMPRESS

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On 10/11/2013 06:45 PM, P J P wrote:
>   Hello,
> 
> Attached herein is a patch for the dracut(8) tool. It adds support for the
> lzop(1) & lz4(1) compression algorithms for creating initramfs images. Both
> algorithms are supported by the Linux kernel.
> 
> Linux kernel also exports user's choice of initramfs compression algorithm to a
> shell environment variable: INITRD_COMPRESS.
> 
>  -> http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg100054.html
> 
> The attached patch recognises this variable, but sets it at lower precedence
> than the command line options. Ie. dracut(8) command line options --gzip,
> --bzip2 etc. would override the compression algorithm defined by the
> $INITRD_COMPRESS environment variable.
> 
> Could someone please review this patch?
> 
> Thank you.

Thanks! Applied, added documentation to dracut.8.asc and pushed

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