From: David Fries Subject: Re: [PATCH] Reorder ext4 and ext2 so that ext2 root filesystems are mounted using ext2 Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:39:43 -0600 Message-ID: <20090228143943.GD4894@spacedout.fries.net> References: <1235831060-10086-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: "Theodore Ts'o" Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1235831060-10086-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 09:24:20AM -0500, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > It's doubtful that there are that many ext2-only root filesystem users > that would also have ext4 compiled into the kernel, but to adhere to > the principle of least surprise, the correct ordering in fs/Makefile > is ext3, followed by ext2, and finally ext4. > > Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" > -obj-$(CONFIG_EXT4_FS) += ext4/ # Before ext2 so root fs can be ext4 > +obj-$(CONFIG_EXT2_FS) += ext2/ > +# We place ext4 after ext2 so plain ext2 root fs's are mounted using ext4 > +# unless explicitly requested by rootfstype > +obj-$(CONFIG_EXT4_FS) += ext4/ Try > +# We place ext4 after ext2 so plain ext2 root fs's aren't mounted using ext4 > +# unless explicitly requested by rootfstype -- David Fries http://fries.net/~david/ (PGP encryption key available)