From 2f4a2b592fb98aab1a0e4f3135d4592219b7c25c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giancarlo Razzolini Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 23:34:00 -0300 Subject: Switch to zstd by default Since all the Arch kernels now support zstd, switch to it by default --- man/mkinitcpio.conf.5.txt | 12 +++++------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/mkinitcpio.conf.5.txt b/man/mkinitcpio.conf.5.txt index d804304..0383360 100644 --- a/man/mkinitcpio.conf.5.txt +++ b/man/mkinitcpio.conf.5.txt @@ -52,13 +52,11 @@ Variables *COMPRESSION*:: - Defines a program to filter the generated image through. As of linux 2.6.38, - the kernel understands the compression formats yielded by the *gzip*, *bzip2*, - *lz4*, *lzop*, *lzma*, and *xz* compressors. As of linux 5.9 the kernel also - understands the compression formats yielded by the *zstd* compressor. - If unspecified, this setting defaults to *gzip* compression. - In order to create an uncompressed image, define - this variable as *cat*. + Defines a program to filter the generated image through. The kernel + understands the compression formats yielded by the *zstd*, *gzip*, *bzip2*, + *lz4*, *lzop*, *lzma*, and *xz* compressors. If unspecified, this setting + defaults to *zstd* compression. In order to create an uncompressed image, + define this variable as *cat*. + It's not hard to realize that a filter such as a *tac* or *rev* will cause *mkinitcpio* to report success but generate a useless image. Similarly, using a -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b