Re: [PATCH] erofs: update the Kconfig description

[Gao Xiang]

Hi Chao,

On 2026/3/23 17:59, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 3/23/26 17:48, Gao Xiang wrote:
> > Refine the description to better highlight its features and use cases.
> >
> > In addition, add instructions for building it as a module and clarify
> > the compression option.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   fs/erofs/Kconfig | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> >   1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/erofs/Kconfig b/fs/erofs/Kconfig
> > index a9f645f57bb2..9489ed8ad95b 100644
> > --- a/fs/erofs/Kconfig
> > +++ b/fs/erofs/Kconfig
> > @@ -16,22 +16,36 @@ config EROFS_FS
> >   	select ZLIB_INFLATE if EROFS_FS_ZIP_DEFLATE
> >   	select ZSTD_DECOMPRESS if EROFS_FS_ZIP_ZSTD
> >   	help
> > -	  EROFS (Enhanced Read-Only File System) is a lightweight read-only
> > -	  file system with modern designs (e.g. no buffer heads, inline
> > -	  xattrs/data, chunk-based deduplication, multiple devices, etc.) for
> > -	  scenarios which need high-performance read-only solutions, e.g.
> > -	  smartphones with Android OS, LiveCDs and high-density hosts with
> > -	  numerous containers;
> > -
> > -	  It also provides transparent compression and deduplication support to
> > -	  improve storage density and maintain relatively high compression
> > -	  ratios, and it implements in-place decompression to temporarily reuse
> > -	  page cache for compressed data using proper strategies, which is
> > -	  quite useful for ensuring guaranteed end-to-end runtime decompression
> > +	  EROFS (Enhanced Read-Only File System) is a modern, lightweight,
> > +	  secure read-only filesystem for various use cases, such as immutable
> > +	  system images, container images, application sandboxes, and datasets.
> > +
> > +	  EROFS uses a flexible, hierarchical on-disk design so that features
> > +	  can be enabled on demand: the core on-disk format is block-aligned in
> > +	  order to perform optimally on all kinds of devices, including block
> > +	  and memory-backed devices; the format is easy to parse and has zero
> > +	  metadata redundancy, unlike generic filesystems, making it ideal for
> > +	  for filesytem auditing and remote access; inline data, random-access
>
> duplicated 'for'? otherwise, looks good to me.

Fixed and thanks for the review!

> Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks,

Thanks,
Gao Xiang