Re: [yocto] [WIC] Grow last partition up to disk size

["Khem Raj" <raj.khem@gmail.com>]

On 4/30/20 4:11 PM, Rudolf J Streif wrote:
> Thanks, guys, I appreciate it.
> 
> Doing it dynamically on first boot would probably work as it is a data 
> partition and not the rootfs partition.
> 
> I will give it a try.

96boards-tools also has a script which works regardless of init systems

https://github.com/96boards/meta-96boards/blob/master/recipes-bsp/96boards-tools/96boards-tools_0.12.bb

> 
> :rjs
> 
> On 4/30/20 12:13 PM, Michael Nazzareno Trimarchi wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 9:10 PM Michael Nazzareno Trimarchi via
>> lists.yoctoproject.org
>> <michael=amarulasolutions.com@lists.yoctoproject.org>  wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Well I have write something like this
>>>
>>> [Unit]
>>> Description=Increases rootfs image size to fit partition
>>> Requires=dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-rootfs.device
>>> After=dev-disk-by\x2dpartlabel-rootfs.device
>>>
>>> [Service]
>>> Type=oneshot
>>> ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sgdisk /dev/disk/by-path/platform-ff0f0000.dwmmc -e
>> This resize gpt up to disk size
>>
>>> ExecStart=/usr/sbin/parted /dev/disk/by-path/platform-ff0f0000.dwmmc
>>> -s "resizepart 4 -1" quit
>> This resize partition number 4 up to the max
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>> ExecStart=/sbin/resize2fs /dev/disk/by-partlabel/rootfs
>>> ExecStart=/bin/systemctl disable resize-rootfs.service
>>>
>>> StandardOutput=journal+console
>>>
>>> [Install]
>>> WantedBy=default.target
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:30 PM Marek Belisko<marek.belisko@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:27 PM Khem Raj<raj.khem@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/30/20 11:25 AM, Marek Belisko wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:23 PM Khem Raj<raj.khem@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/30/20 11:16 AM, Marek Belisko wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Rudolf,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:39 PM Rudolf J Streif
>>>>>>>> <rudolf.streif@ibeeto.com>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I was looking for a way in a wks file to have wic grow the last
>>>>>>>>> partition to fill up the remainder of the disk. Of course wic does not
>>>>>>>>> know how large the disk is but that could be a parameter.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The alternative way is to use fixed-size and do the math manually but
>>>>>>>>> that would not allow wic to grow a partition based on content.
>>>>>>>> You can usehttps://manpages.debian.org/testing/systemd/systemd-growfs.8.en.html
>>>>>>>> which grow partition to the end.
>>>>>>> can it grow a mounted partition ? since that will be the case when
>>>>>>> growing rootfs partition.
>>>>>> It will grow last partition in first boot only.
>>>>> my question was will it grow a mounted rootfs parition if that happens
>>>>> tobe the last partition, I understand it will grow last partion and do
>>>>> it as firstboot service.
>>>> I usually use it in case when have dual rootfs (A, B) and data
>>>> partition which is expanded to then end of disk.
>>>> I don't have experience with growing rootfs (I think it can grow only
>>>> not mounted partitions)
>>>>>>>>> :rjs
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BR,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> marek
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> BR,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> marek
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> marek
>>>>
>>>>
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