Bug 8096

Summary: Build Appliance: use ext4 instead of ext3
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] Runtime Reporter: Juro Bystricky <juro.bystricky>
Component: build-applianceAssignee: Juro Bystricky <juro.bystricky>
Status: VERIFIED FIXED QA Contact: Yi Zhao <yi.zhao>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Medium+ CC: alexandru.c.georgescu, ke.zou
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: 1.9 M3   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: Don't know

Description Juro Bystricky 2015-08-04 19:18:15 UTC 
Currently the Build Appliance root FS is Ext3.
Switching to Ext4 will bring it more in-line with other BSPs.
There are some additional benefits for Ext4 when used in combination
with .VDI image.
Comment 1 Juro Bystricky 2015-08-11 21:41:15 UTC 
Posted patches to openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org for a review
Comment 3 Ke Zou 2015-09-21 08:16:56 UTC 
verified with build 1.9 M3 rc1