Minor little patch - this puts the Ext2 config switch next to the Ext3
config switch in the config menus, and also calls it Ext2 rather than
Second Extended.
Dave
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--- linux-2.5.53/fs/Kconfig.predag 2002-12-25 14:59:31.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.5.53/fs/Kconfig 2002-12-25 15:00:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -256,6 +256,75 @@
partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot be compiled as
a module.
+config EXT2_FS
+ tristate "Ext2 (Second extended) fs support"
+ ---help---
+ This is the de facto standard Linux file system (method to organize
+ files on a storage device) for hard disks.
+
+ You want to say Y here, unless you intend to use Linux exclusively
+ from inside a DOS partition using the UMSDOS file system. The
+ advantage of the latter is that you can get away without
+ repartitioning your hard drive (which often implies backing
+ everything up and restoring afterwards); the disadvantage is that
+ Linux becomes susceptible to DOS viruses and that UMSDOS is somewhat
+ slower than ext2fs. Even if you want to run Linux in this fashion,
+ it might be a good idea to have ext2fs around: it enables you to
+ read more floppy disks and facilitates the transition to a *real*
+ Linux partition later. Another (rare) case which doesn't require
+ ext2fs is a diskless Linux box which mounts all files over the
+ network using NFS (in this case it's sufficient to say Y to "NFS
+ file system support" below). Saying Y here will enlarge your kernel
+ by about 44 KB.
+
+ The Ext2fs-Undeletion mini-HOWTO, available from
+ <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>, gives information about
+ how to retrieve deleted files on ext2fs file systems.
+
+ To change the behavior of ext2 file systems, you can use the tune2fs
+ utility ("man tune2fs"). To modify attributes of files and
+ directories on ext2 file systems, use chattr ("man chattr").
+
+ Ext2fs partitions can be read from within DOS using the ext2tool
+ command line tool package (available from
+ <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/ext2/>) and from
+ within Windows NT using the ext2nt command line tool package from
+ <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/dos/>. Explore2fs is a
+ graphical explorer for ext2fs partitions which runs on Windows 95
+ and Windows NT and includes experimental write support; it is
+ available from
+ <http://jnewbigin-pc.it.swin.edu.au/Linux/Explore2fs.htm>.
+
+ If you want to compile this file system as a module ( = code which
+ can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you
+ want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The
+ module will be called ext2.o. Be aware however that the file system
+ of your root partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot
+ be compiled as a module, and so this could be dangerous. Most
+ everyone wants to say Y here.
+
+config EXT2_FS_XATTR
+ bool "Ext2 extended attributes"
+ depends on EXT2_FS
+ ---help---
+ Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by
+ the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit
+ <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details).
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+config EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL
+ bool "Ext2 POSIX Access Control Lists"
+ depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR
+ ---help---
+ Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and
+ groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme.
+
+ To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for
+ Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>.
+
+ If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N
+
config EXT3_FS
tristate "Ext3 journalling file system support"
---help---
@@ -942,75 +1011,6 @@
If you don't know whether you need it, then you don't need it:
answer N.
-config EXT2_FS
- tristate "Second extended fs support"
- ---help---
- This is the de facto standard Linux file system (method to organize
- files on a storage device) for hard disks.
-
- You want to say Y here, unless you intend to use Linux exclusively
- from inside a DOS partition using the UMSDOS file system. The
- advantage of the latter is that you can get away without
- repartitioning your hard drive (which often implies backing
- everything up and restoring afterwards); the disadvantage is that
- Linux becomes susceptible to DOS viruses and that UMSDOS is somewhat
- slower than ext2fs. Even if you want to run Linux in this fashion,
- it might be a good idea to have ext2fs around: it enables you to
- read more floppy disks and facilitates the transition to a *real*
- Linux partition later. Another (rare) case which doesn't require
- ext2fs is a diskless Linux box which mounts all files over the
- network using NFS (in this case it's sufficient to say Y to "NFS
- file system support" below). Saying Y here will enlarge your kernel
- by about 44 KB.
-
- The Ext2fs-Undeletion mini-HOWTO, available from
- <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>, gives information about
- how to retrieve deleted files on ext2fs file systems.
-
- To change the behavior of ext2 file systems, you can use the tune2fs
- utility ("man tune2fs"). To modify attributes of files and
- directories on ext2 file systems, use chattr ("man chattr").
-
- Ext2fs partitions can be read from within DOS using the ext2tool
- command line tool package (available from
- <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/ext2/>) and from
- within Windows NT using the ext2nt command line tool package from
- <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/dos/>. Explore2fs is a
- graphical explorer for ext2fs partitions which runs on Windows 95
- and Windows NT and includes experimental write support; it is
- available from
- <http://jnewbigin-pc.it.swin.edu.au/Linux/Explore2fs.htm>.
-
- If you want to compile this file system as a module ( = code which
- can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you
- want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The
- module will be called ext2.o. Be aware however that the file system
- of your root partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot
- be compiled as a module, and so this could be dangerous. Most
- everyone wants to say Y here.
-
-config EXT2_FS_XATTR
- bool "Ext2 extended attributes"
- depends on EXT2_FS
- ---help---
- Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by
- the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit
- <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details).
-
- If unsure, say N.
-
-config EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL
- bool "Ext2 POSIX Access Control Lists"
- depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR
- ---help---
- Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and
- groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme.
-
- To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for
- Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>.
-
- If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N
-
config SYSV_FS
tristate "System V/Xenix/V7/Coherent file system support"
---help---
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Good, thanks for doing this. :)
I would prefer to see some of this help text in
Documentation/filesystems/ext*.txt, but this is still good.
--
~Randy
On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
| Minor little patch - this puts the Ext2 config switch next to the Ext3
| config switch in the config menus, and also calls it Ext2 rather than
| Second Extended.
|
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| --- linux-2.5.53/fs/Kconfig.predag 2002-12-25 14:59:31.000000000 +0000
| +++ linux-2.5.53/fs/Kconfig 2002-12-25 15:00:43.000000000 +0000