For reproducible builds, it is necessary to control the random seed used for hashing. Document the extended option for this feature. Fixes: e1f71006 ("AOSP: mke2fs, libext2fs: make filesystem image reproducible") Signed-off-by: Ralph Siemsen --- misc/mke2fs.8.in | 4 ++++ misc/mke2fs.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.8.in b/misc/mke2fs.8.in index 13ddef47..14bae326 100644 --- a/misc/mke2fs.8.in +++ b/misc/mke2fs.8.in @@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ In the default configuration, the .I strict flag is disabled. .TP +.BI hash_seed= UUID +Use the specified UUID as the seed for hashing, rather than generating a +random seed each time. Intended for use with reproducible builds. +.TP .B lazy_itable_init\fR[\fB= \fI<0 to disable, 1 to enable>\fR] If enabled and the uninit_bg feature is enabled, the inode table will not be fully initialized by diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.c b/misc/mke2fs.c index 7f81a513..3a8ff5b1 100644 --- a/misc/mke2fs.c +++ b/misc/mke2fs.c @@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ static void parse_extended_opts(struct ext2_super_block *param, "\trevision=\n" "\tencoding=\n" "\tencoding_flags=\n" + "\thash_seed=\n" "\tquotatype=\n" "\tassume_storage_prezeroed=<0 to disable, 1 to enable>\n\n"), badopt ? badopt : ""); -- 2.45.2.121.gc2b3f2b3cd