On 07/15/15 08:11, Eric Sandeen wrote: > On 7/15/15 10:09 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 07/15/15 08:05, Randy Dunlap wrote: >>> On 07/15/15 07:18, Theodore Ts'o wrote: >>>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:26:24PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote: >>>>> >>>>> so I have created this patch set which removes ext3 driver (and some related support >>>>> code) from the kernel. See changelog of patch 2/3 for more details. If noone objects, >>>>> I will queue the series in my tree for the next merge window. >>>>> >>>>> Jens, are you OK with me merging patch 3/3 or do you want me to send it to you once >>>>> the first two patches get merged? >>>>> >>>>> Ted, this also touches ext4 driver so that it always handles ext3 filesystems so ack >>>>> from you would be nice. >>>> >>>> Got tired of maintaining ext3, eh? :-) >>>> >>>> As a minor nit, I wonder if it's worth while to put in some hackery in >>>> fs/Kconfig so that if someone only has CONFIG_FS_EXT3 defined, but not >>>> CONFIG_FS_EXT4 defined, that it will automatically enable >>>> CONFIG_FS_EXT4 instead? Otherwise someone upgrading their kernel >>>> might accidentally end up getting a non-functional kernel. >>>> >>>> i.e., something like this? (not tested!) >>>> >>>> config FS_EXT3 >>>> def_bool n >>>> select FS_EXT4 >>> >>> >>> Yes, if someone is going to force us to use ext4, some automation would >>> be helpful. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >> >> Are there any other changes required, e.g., to /etc/fstab ? >> >> btw, this looks like an April 1 joke to me. > > no fstab changes required. The ext4 driver has been able to register > itself as ext[23] for quite some time now, so it's transparent. > > Many/most distros have been using the ext4.ko driver for ext3 & ext2 for > years. You may already be using that on some boxes, and not even know it. > ;) Aha. Right you are. Thanks. :) -- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
