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Diffstat (limited to 'fs')
| -rwxr-xr-x | fs/ext2/genext2fs.sh | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ext2/genext2fs.sh b/fs/ext2/genext2fs.sh index f7f8d33ec..a6cd7d22b 100755 --- a/fs/ext2/genext2fs.sh +++ b/fs/ext2/genext2fs.sh @@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ e2tunefsck() { tune2fs "$@" "${IMG}" fi + # genext2fs does not generate a UUID, but fsck will whine if one is + # is missing, so we need to add a UUID. + # Of course, this has to happend _before_ we run fsck. + # Although a random UUID may seem bad for reproducibility, there + # already are so many things that are not reproducible in a + # filesystem: file dates, file ordering, content of the files... + tune2fs -U random "${IMG}" + # After changing filesystem options, running fsck is required # (see: man tune2fs). Running e2fsck in other cases will ensure # coherency of the filesystem, although it is not required. @@ -69,12 +77,10 @@ e2tunefsck() { printf "\ne2fsck was successfully run on '%s' (ext%d)\n\n" \ "${IMG##*/}" "${GEN}" - # e2fsck will force a *random* UUID, which is bad - # for reproducibility, so we do not want it. # Remove count- and time-based checks, they are not welcome # on embedded devices, where they can cause serious boot-time # issues by tremendously slowing down the boot. - tune2fs -U clear -c 0 -i 0 "${IMG}" + tune2fs -c 0 -i 0 "${IMG}" } # Check we know what generation to generate |