Enable Btrfs support for AlmaLinux

config.yaml

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ actions:
       enabled: true
 
   - changelog_entry:
+      - name: "Neal Gompa"
+        email: "ngompa@almalinux.org"
+        line:
+          - "Enable Btrfs support for AlmaLinux"
       - name: "Eduard Abdullin"
         email: "eabdullin@almalinux.org"
         line:
@@ -46,3 +50,9 @@ actions:
       - type: "patch"
         name: "0003-Remove-visible-Fedora-references.patch"
         number: "Latest"
+      - type: "patch"
+        name: "0004-Revert-storage-Remove-support-for-the-btrfs-command-.patch"
+        number: "Latest"
+      - type: "patch"
+        name: "0005-data-profile.d-almalinux-Restore-btrfs-progs-to-the-.patch"
+        number: "Latest"

files/0001-Add-Minimal-repo-support.patch

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 2b5791f0ed5a4b6886b49eeefeed66511e7218ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org>
 Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 16:50:16 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add Minimal repo support
+Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add Minimal repo support
 
 ---
  pyanaconda/core/constants.py | 1 +

files/0002-Change-anaconda-background-color.patch

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 7d0eaa2ebb521e327b98171689e4731a7db5d503 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org>
 Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 16:59:05 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Change anaconda background color
+Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Change anaconda background color
 
 ---
  data/anaconda-gtk.css | 2 +-

files/0003-Remove-visible-Fedora-references.patch

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 36a77712950b1462573ade28c1bd6f175a201174 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org>
 Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 17:03:55 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Remove visible Fedora references
+Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Remove visible Fedora references
 
 ---
  data/liveinst/gnome/fedora-welcome.js                       | 6 +++---

files/0004-Revert-storage-Remove-support-for-the-btrfs-command-.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From 97723cd95779e09d448bae6f0d3eb0313fc875d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Neal Gompa <ngompa@centosproject.org>
+Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:14:07 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Revert "storage: Remove support for the btrfs command on
+ RHEL10"
+
+Restore Btrfs support so system installations can use Btrfs and
+images can be built using Lorax with Btrfs as the filesystem.
+
+This reverts commit d426413bb7bae72a7f4f6770a567998c75d62a23.
+---
+ pyanaconda/modules/storage/kickstart.py | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/pyanaconda/modules/storage/kickstart.py b/pyanaconda/modules/storage/kickstart.py
+index f435dd7f4c..e154c79a79 100644
+--- a/pyanaconda/modules/storage/kickstart.py
++++ b/pyanaconda/modules/storage/kickstart.py
+@@ -100,6 +100,23 @@ class AutoPart(COMMANDS.AutoPart):
+         return retval
+ 
+ 
++class BTRFS(COMMANDS.BTRFS):
++    """The btrfs kickstart command."""
++
++    def parse(self, args):
++        """Parse the command."""
++        retval = super().parse(args)
++
++        # Check the file system type.
++        fmt = get_format("btrfs")
++
++        if not fmt.supported or not fmt.formattable:
++            msg = _("Btrfs file system is not supported.")
++            raise KickstartParseError(msg, lineno=self.lineno)
++
++        return retval
++
++
+ class ClearPart(COMMANDS.ClearPart):
+     """The clearpart kickstart command."""
+ 
+@@ -295,7 +312,7 @@ class StorageKickstartSpecification(KickstartSpecification):
+     commands = {
+         "autopart": AutoPart,
+         "bootloader": COMMANDS.Bootloader,
+-        "btrfs": COMMANDS.BTRFS,
++        "btrfs": BTRFS,
+         "clearpart": ClearPart,
+         "fcoe": Fcoe,
+         "ignoredisk": IgnoreDisk,
+-- 
+2.49.0
+

files/0005-data-profile.d-almalinux-Restore-btrfs-progs-to-the-.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 67da322d724f6cb075479264a615ccd728e33bc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Neal Gompa <ngompa@almalinux.org>
+Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 20:43:19 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 5/5] data/profile.d/almalinux: Restore btrfs-progs to the
+ payload
+
+As part of enabling Btrfs support, allow it to be part of the
+payload of requested packages to be installed so that installs
+with Btrfs are not broken out of the box.
+---
+ data/profile.d/almalinux.conf | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/data/profile.d/almalinux.conf b/data/profile.d/almalinux.conf
+index b40c556adc..f98d95c416 100644
+--- a/data/profile.d/almalinux.conf
++++ b/data/profile.d/almalinux.conf
+@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ forbidden_modules =
+ efi_dir = almalinux
+ 
+ [Payload]
++# RHEL removes btrfs-progs, but we want it back
++ignored_packages =
++    ntfsprogs
++
+ enable_closest_mirror = True
+ default_source = CLOSEST_MIRROR
+ 
+-- 
+2.49.0
+