Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] scripts: add TOML config to container tool

[Guillaume Tucker]

Hi Nathan,

On 18/09/2026 11:48 pm, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> Hi Guillaume,
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 12:04:09PM +0200, Guillaume Tucker wrote:
> > On 07/09/2026 13:10, Guillaume Tucker wrote:
> > > Add support for a TOML configuration file to the scripts/container
> > > tool.  This improves user experience by not having to keep passing the
> > > same command line options all the time or overly relying on built-in
> > > default values.  Include the concept of 'profiles' with different
> > > named sections in the file to cover various use cases.
> > >
> > > Command line options take precedence over the config file, and values
> > > defined in profile sections take precedence over the default one.
> > >
> > > Add a -c option to override the location of the .container.toml config
> > > file which should otherwise be located in the current working
> > > directory.  If not found, the file is silently ignored as it is not
> > > strictly required unless the -c option is used.
> > >
> > > Add a -p option to choose a particular profile section in the config
> > > file rather than the default.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Guillaume Tucker <gtucker@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Acked-by: Nicolas Schier <n.schier@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Notes:
> > >      Changes in v2:
> > >      - fix uid / gid handling when set to 0 (root)
> > >      
> > >      Changes in v3:
> > >      - fix logic when loading config profiles using None
> > >      - fix typo with missing whitespace in help message
> > >      - clarify how UID gets used as default value for GID
> > >      
> > >      Changes in v4:
> > >      - drop registry option from TOML config
> > >
> > >   scripts/container | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> > >   1 file changed, 74 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > Thanks for the reviews so far.
> >
> > Do you guys need anything else regarding this series?
> >
> > There's no rush of course and we're all busy, just making sure I
> > didn't miss anything.
>
> No, my apologies for not responding to this sooner. I plan to take a
> look soon, I just keep getting preeempted by other stuff.

Sure, no worries.  On a related topic, I also just started a new
thread about hosting container images[1].  And I'll be at Plumbers
next week so we may also catch up there and discuss next steps etc.

Best wishes,
Guillaume

[1] 
https://lore.kernel.org/all/01a87de4-8de5-4ff0-941b-2e5932a3a19c@xxxxxxxxxx/