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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:16:30 -0500
From:   Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To:     Peter Lafreniere <peter@n8pjl.ca>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] arch/*: config: Remove ReiserFS from defconfig
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On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:00:34AM +0000, Peter Lafreniere wrote:
> On Monday, September 18th, 2023 at 19:41, Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 05:56:09PM +0000, Peter Lafreniere wrote:
> > 
> > > ReiserFS has been considered deprecated for 19 months since commit
> > > eb103a51640e ("reiserfs: Deprecate reiserfs"). However, there are
> > > several architectures that still build it into their defconfig kernels.
> > > 
> > > As ReiserFS will be removed in 2025, delete all ReiserFS-related options
> > > from defconfig files before the filesystem's removal.
> > 
> > 
> > This is essentially equivalent to deleting the filesystem now. Why do
> > this? Is there such a hurry?
> 
> This is not equivalent to deleting the filesystem. The filesystem can still
> be configured into kernels, and few distros use a defconfig kernel anyway.

Most people who compile kernels use defconfigs though.  Distros are a
tiny minority if you look at builds.

Again: why do you want this?


Segher