Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:21:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:21:11 -0500 Received: from air-2.osdl.org ([65.172.181.6]:29634 "EHLO mail.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:21:09 -0500 Message-ID: <34070.4.64.238.61.1047763919.squirrel@www.osdl.org> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 13:31:59 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [PATCH] update filesystems config. menu From: "Randy.Dunlap" To: In-Reply-To: <20030315211151.40f1cf84.azarah@gentoo.org> References: <200303150920.h2F9KGm16328@mako.theneteffect.com> <1047720287.3505.146.camel@workshop.saharact.lan> <33707.4.64.238.61.1047748124.squirrel@www.osdl.org> <20030315211151.40f1cf84.azarah@gentoo.org> X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal Cc: , , , , , X-Mailer: SquirrelMail (version 1.2.8) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1583 Lines: 43 > On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 09:08:44 -0800 (PST) > "Randy.Dunlap" wrote: > >> I'm having trouble decoding... >> What is it that "should be safest for most people"? >> Are you suggesting any changes here? >> >> And some of us don't use fs modules, just build what we need into the >> kernel. Do you know of any problems with doing this (related to ext2/ext3 >> for example)? >> > > I was just saying that recommending it (ext2) compiled into the kernel and > not a module should be the safe route for newbies to kernel > compiles. Thanks for the clarification. > Those of us that have build a few to feel comfortable with it, will know to > compile the fs of our / partition into the kernel. > > Except if ext2 is not the most commonly used fs anymore. I guess a 'cool' > feature could be if the make system could 'detect' what your current root is > and warn if you do not have that compiled into your kernel, but I do not > know the limitations of it (the make system). > > Then on the other hand, would above be confusing if its a kernel > compiled for another box ? Yes, I'd say so, although the message could say something like: Kernel does not include a filesystem for / on this computer. And would it also have to check the capabilities of what's in the initrd? (not that I'm advocating any of this) ~Randy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/