Re: [PATCH 42/42] ext4: Rename ext4dev to ext4

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Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>> The ext4 filesystem is getting stable enough that it's time to drop
>> the "dev" prefix.  Also remove the requirement for the TEST_FILESYS
>> flag.
>>   
> 
> Shouldn't you still register "ext4dev" as a filesystem type, so that old 
> setups won't suddenly break?  I just had this happen to me; I had to 
> work out why /home didn't mount.

Yep, we've discussed that and I think it'll get added.

It should probably go away at some point, but it'd be good at least for
a transition period.

Jeremy, btw the latest fedora kernels should fix your xattr hang :)

-Eric

>> +obj-$(CONFIG_EXT4_FS)		+= ext4/ # Before ext2 so root fs can be ext4dev
>>   
> 
> s/ext4dev/ext4/
> 
>     J
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