7 files changed, 50 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/source/installer/ChangeLog.txt b/source/installer/ChangeLog.txt
index 2433f8890..d45c552e4 100644
--- a/source/installer/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/source/installer/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Nov 28 05:31:04 UTC 2018
+  Activate LVM volumes at boot, not only when setup is run.
+  Make /etc/mtab a symlink to /proc/mounts on the installer.
+  On a freshly installed system, make /etc/mtab a symlink to /proc/mounts.
+  Include f2fs-tools on the installer.
+  Support installing on F2FS partitions.
++--------------------------+
 Wed Oct 10 22:41:29 UTC 2018
   Added Hyper-V keyboard and framebuffer modules.
 +--------------------------+
diff --git a/source/installer/build_installer.sh b/source/installer/build_installer.sh
index a358e1802..de380a5f9 100755
--- a/source/installer/build_installer.sh
+++ b/source/installer/build_installer.sh
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ a/dosfstools \
 a/e2fsprogs \
 a/efivar \
 a/etc \
+a/f2fs-tools \
 a/gptfdisk \
 a/grep \
 a/gzip \
@@ -1088,6 +1089,7 @@ cp  -fa${VERBOSE1} \
         libcrypto*so* \
         libcryptsetup*.so* \
         libdevmapper*so* \
+        libf2fs.so* \
         libfdisk.so* \
         libgcc*so* \
         libgcrypt*.so* \
diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/mounts b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/mounts
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..4c0a0948b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/mounts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/proc/mounts
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/mtab b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/mtab
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
--- a/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/mtab
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/rc.d/rc.S b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/rc.d/rc.S
index 38317b4df..fcd5fea2c 100755
--- a/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/rc.d/rc.S
+++ b/source/installer/sources/initrd/etc/rc.d/rc.S
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ vgscan --mknodes 2> /tmp/foo
 cat /tmp/foo | uniq
 rm -f /tmp/foo
 
+# Activate LVM volumes:
+echo "Activating LVM volumes:"
+vgchange -ay
+
 if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.font ]; then
   /bin/sh /etc/rc.d/rc.font
 fi
diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/SeTpartitions b/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/SeTpartitions
index 34819701f..279edd94a 100755
--- a/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/SeTpartitions
+++ b/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/SeTpartitions
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@ crunch () {
    echo $STRING
 }
 
+# make_f2fs( dev ) - Create a new f2fs filesystem on the named dev.
+# Parameters:  dev     Device node to format.
+make_f2fs() {
+   # get the size of the named partition
+   SIZE=`get_part_size $1`
+   # output a nice status message
+   dialog --title "FORMATTING" \
+   --backtitle "Formatting $1 with filesystem f2fs." \
+   --infobox "Formatting $1  \n\
+Size:  $SIZE \n\
+Filesystem type: f2fs " 0 0
+   # do the format
+   if mount | grep "$1 " 1> $NDIR 2> $NDIR ; then
+      umount $1 2> $NDIR
+   fi
+   mkfs.f2fs -f $1 1> $REDIR 2> $REDIR
+}
+
 # make_btrfs( dev ) - Create a new btrfs filesystem on the named dev.
 # Parameters:  dev     Device node to format.
 make_btrfs() {
@@ -220,7 +238,7 @@ to format this partition?" 12 70 3 \
 # ask_fs( dev ) - Asks the user the type of filesystem to use for the named
 #                 device.  Answer in $TMP/return
 ask_fs() {
-  unset BTRFS EXT2 EXT3 JFS REISERFS XFS
+  unset BTRFS EXT2 EXT3 F2FS JFS REISERFS XFS
   if grep -wq ext2 /proc/filesystems 1> $NDIR 2> $NDIR ; then
     EXT2="Ext2 is the traditional Linux file system and is fast and stable. "
   fi
@@ -238,6 +256,9 @@ ask_fs() {
   if grep -wq btrfs /proc/filesystems 1> $NDIR 2> $NDIR ; then
     BTRFS="Btrfs is a B-tree copy-on-write filesystem. "
   fi
+  if grep -wq f2fs /proc/filesystems 1> $NDIR 2> $NDIR ; then
+    F2FS="F2FS is a Flash-Friendly File System. "
+  fi
   # These last two will only be present if the user asked for a special kernel.
   # They should probably be the default in that case.
   if grep -wq jfs /proc/filesystems 1> $NDIR 2> $NDIR ; then
@@ -251,7 +272,7 @@ dialog --title "SELECT FILESYSTEM FOR $1" \\
 --backtitle "Partition $1 will be formatted." \\
 --default-item $DEFAULT --menu \\
 "Please select the type of filesystem to use for the specified \\
-device. Here are descriptions of the available filesystems: $EXT2 $EXT3 $EXT4 $JFS $REISERFS $XFS" \\
+device. Here are descriptions of the available filesystems: $EXT2 $EXT3 $EXT4 $BTRFS $F2FS $JFS $REISERFS $XFS" \\
 0 0 0 \\
 EOF
   if [ ! "$EXT2" = "" ]; then
@@ -272,6 +293,9 @@ EOF
   if [ ! "$BTRFS" = "" ]; then
     echo "\"btrfs\" \"Btrfs Copy-on-Write B-tree Filesystem\" \\" >> $TMP/tempscript
   fi
+  if [ ! "$F2FS" = "" ]; then
+    echo "\"f2fs\" \"Flash-Friendly File System\" \\" >> $TMP/tempscript
+  fi
   if [ ! "$XFS" = "" ]; then
     echo "\"xfs\" \"SGI's Journaling Filesystem\" \\" >> $TMP/tempscript
   fi
@@ -352,6 +376,8 @@ if [ ! "$DOFORMAT" = "No" ]; then
     make_reiserfs $ROOT_DEVICE
   elif [ "$ROOT_SYS_TYPE" = "btrfs" ]; then
     make_btrfs $ROOT_DEVICE
+  elif [ "$ROOT_SYS_TYPE" = "f2fs" ]; then
+    make_f2fs $ROOT_DEVICE
   elif [ "$ROOT_SYS_TYPE" = "jfs" ]; then
     if [ "$DOFORMAT" = "Check" ]; then
       make_jfs $ROOT_DEVICE "y"
@@ -454,6 +480,8 @@ EOF
           make_reiserfs $NEXT_PARTITION
         elif [ "$NEXT_SYS_TYPE" = "btrfs" ]; then
           make_btrfs $NEXT_PARTITION
+        elif [ "$NEXT_SYS_TYPE" = "f2fs" ]; then
+          make_f2fs $NEXT_PARTITION
         elif [ "$NEXT_SYS_TYPE" = "jfs" ]; then
           if [ "$DOFORMAT" = "Check" ]; then
             make_jfs $NEXT_PARTITION "y"
diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/setup b/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/setup
index f30064a0f..7932fecae 100755
--- a/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/setup
+++ b/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/setup
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ to choose packages individually." 4 60
   done
   export MAKETAG;
   sleep 1
+  # On a new system, make /etc/mtab a symlink to /proc/mounts:
+  if [ ! -r $T_PX/etc/mtab ]; then
+    mkdir -p $T_PX/etc
+    ( cd $T_PX/etc ; ln -sf /proc/mounts mtab )
+  fi
+  # Do the package install:
   if [ -r $TMP/SeTCDdev ]; then # only try to remount media if it's a CD/DVD
     slackinstall --device `cat $TMP/SeTCDdev` --promptmode $MODE --srcpath `cat $TMP/SeTDS` --mountpoint /var/log/mount --target $T_PX --series $SERIES
   elif [ -r $TMP/SeTremotesvr ]; then