[PATCH v2 0/2] Drop oci image type, update list of available types in documentation

[PATCH v2 0/2] Drop oci image type, update list of available types in documentation

['Jan Kiszka' via isar-users]

Changes since v1:
 - drop oci
 - update patch 2 accordingly

Jan Kiszka (2):
  imagetypes_container: Drop oci type
  doc/user_manual: Add missing image types to overview

 RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md                   | 5 +++++
 doc/user_manual.md                        | 6 +++++-
 meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass | 6 +-----
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

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[PATCH v2 1/2] imagetypes_container: Drop oci type

['Jan Kiszka' via isar-users]

From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>

This format was supported since the introduction of container images but
it was never documented. After revisiting its content and potential
purpose, it turned out that its use case would be rather theoretical and
that it can't be imported into common container services. So simply drop
it as "practically irrelevant".

Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
---
 RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md                   | 5 +++++
 doc/user_manual.md                        | 2 +-
 meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass | 6 +-----
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md b/RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md
index a4cf1338..8468717d 100644
--- a/RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md
@@ -722,3 +722,8 @@ Optional fields of the isar-apt repo can be controlled by adding to the
 
 Changes in next
 ---------------
+
+### Drop unused container image format `oci`
+
+This was never documented and never had practical relevance. `oci-archive` is
+the useful OCI image format that can be imported, e.g., by podman.
diff --git a/doc/user_manual.md b/doc/user_manual.md
index 845823bb..ceac8294 100644
--- a/doc/user_manual.md
+++ b/doc/user_manual.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ https://github.com/intel/bmap-tools
 ### Generate container image with root filesystem
 
 A runnable container image is generated if IMAGE_FSTYPES variable includes
-one of the supported container formats `oci`, `oci-archive`, `docker-archive`,
+one of the supported container formats `oci-archive`, `docker-archive`,
 `docker-daemon`, or `containers-storage`.
 Getting a container image can be the main purpose of an Isar configuration, 
 but not only.
diff --git a/meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass b/meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass
index 1a6f3669..60b65bd8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This class provides the task 'containerize'
 # to create container images containing the target rootfs.
 
-CONTAINER_TYPES = "oci oci-archive docker-archive docker-daemon containers-storage"
+CONTAINER_TYPES = "oci-archive docker-archive docker-daemon containers-storage"
 USING_CONTAINER = "${@bb.utils.contains_any('IMAGE_BASETYPES', d.getVar('CONTAINER_TYPES').split(), '1', '0', d)}"
 
 CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME ?= "${PN}-${DISTRO}-${DISTRO_ARCH}"
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ convert_container() {
                 --tmpdir "${WORKDIR}" \
                 "oci:${oci_img_dir}:${tag}" "${target}"
             ;;
-        "oci")
-            tar --create --directory "${oci_img_dir}" \
-                --file "${image_archive}" .
-            ;;
         "docker-daemon" | "containers-storage")
             if [ -f /.dockerenv ] || [ -f /run/.containerenv ] ; then
                 die "Adding the container image to a container runtime (${container_type}) not supported if running from a container (e.g. 'kas-container')"
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[PATCH v2 2/2] doc/user_manual: Add missing image types to overview

['Jan Kiszka' via isar-users]

From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>

Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
---
 doc/user_manual.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/user_manual.md b/doc/user_manual.md
index ceac8294..d827f64e 100644
--- a/doc/user_manual.md
+++ b/doc/user_manual.md
@@ -501,7 +501,11 @@ Currently, the following image types are provided:
  - `ext4` - raw ext4 filesystem image (default option for `qemuarm` machine)
  - `wic` - full disk image with user-specified partitions created and populated using the wic tool
  - `ubi` - image for use on mtd nand partitions employing UBI
+ - `ubifs` - raw UBI filesystem image, normally used together with UBI partitions
  - `ova` - Open Virtual Appliance: image for use on VirtualBox or VMware
+ - `squashfs` - raw squashfs filesystem image
+ - `fit` - FIT image as used by U-Boot
+ - `oci-archive`, `docker-archive`, `docker-daemon`, `containers-storage` - see [generating container images](#generate-container-image-with-root-filesystem)
 
 In addition, image types can be converted using suffixes, e.g. `tar.gz`.
 Available conversions are `gz` and `xz`, which both provide image compression.
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Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Drop oci image type, update list of available types in documentation

['Jan Kiszka' via isar-users]

On 07.05.25 18:43, 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users wrote:
> Changes since v1:
>  - drop oci
>  - update patch 2 accordingly
> 
> Jan Kiszka (2):
>   imagetypes_container: Drop oci type
>   doc/user_manual: Add missing image types to overview
> 
>  RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md                   | 5 +++++
>  doc/user_manual.md                        | 6 +++++-
>  meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass | 6 +-----
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 

Ping for merging this.

Jan

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Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] Drop oci image type, update list of available types in documentation

[Baurzhan Ismagulov]

On 2025-05-07 18:43, 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users wrote:
> Changes since v1:
>  - drop oci
>  - update patch 2 accordingly
> 
> Jan Kiszka (2):
>   imagetypes_container: Drop oci type
>   doc/user_manual: Add missing image types to overview
> 
>  RECIPE-API-CHANGELOG.md                   | 5 +++++
>  doc/user_manual.md                        | 6 +++++-
>  meta/classes/imagetypes_container.bbclass | 6 +-----
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Applied to next, thanks.

With kind regards,
Baurzhan

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