composefs / composefs/composefs-rs

Drop `fix-verity` hack

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Rust
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Description

Ideally we could build filesystem images with fs-verity enabled inside of them, entirely in userspace, without needing to use our fix-verity hack (which boots a VM, mounts the image, and runs a little script to call fsverity enable on everything).

I got that working for the first time today, but it required a large number of patches:

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing fix-verity workflow described in the issue and the linked systemd and e2fsprogs pull requests, along with the referenced btrfs commit. Done means filesystem images can be built with fs-verity enabled entirely in userspace without booting a VM or running the fix-verity script.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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