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. ;) -Eric -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
