From: Eric Anopolsky Subject: Re: [2.6.24 patch] let EXT4DEV_FS depend on BROKEN Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:51:32 -0800 Message-ID: <1199310692.5786.53.camel@dione> References: <20080102013218.GO27566@does.not.exist> <20080102174157.GD3351@webber.adilger.int> <20080102195146.GB15898@does.not.exist> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-XMu64o54CM2SRP122olD" Cc: sct@redhat.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org, adilger@clusterfs.com, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: Adrian Bunk Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080102195146.GB15898@does.not.exist> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org --=-XMu64o54CM2SRP122olD Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Isn't CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL enough? >=20 > Most people and all distributions use CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=3Dy simply=20 > because too many options (including options required for hardware=20 > support) depend on it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think most people use the distro-provided precompiled kernels. This is only a danger to people who insist on compiling their own kernels but who don't know enough to investigate things labeled "EXPERIMENTAL" before typing Y. IMHO, these people are a dying breed since modern distros seem to do a good job at preventing problems that drive ordinary users to compile their own kernels in the first place. IMHO, it's reasonable to expect the small minority of Linux users who want to compile their own kernels to learn that "EXPERIMENTAL" means something. Cheers, Eric --=-XMu64o54CM2SRP122olD Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBHfAdke2L37HVup3ARArSqAKDg09++/R8jwUIWZlL7fxBKUnWspwCeLiUY ht/3UcAfTENpr7My3h+Mmk0= =Z7oK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-XMu64o54CM2SRP122olD--