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    SubjectRe: fs/Kconfig question regarding CONFIG_BLOCK

    >> fs/Kconfig has:
    >>
    >> if BLOCK
    >> menu "DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems"
    >
    >> Why is it wrapped into BLOCK, or, why are all of the other filesystems
    >> which require a block device?
    >
    >Some filesystems (such as /proc, /sys, and so on - basicaly, the "pseudo" file
    >systems) are able to stand by themselves. Filesystems that read actual blocks
    >of data off actual media will require the services of the block layer to do
    >that. So if you've built a tiny embedded kernel that doesn't include the block
    >layer, you can't read those sorts of filesystems....

    Never mind, I see that some filesystems have 'depends on BLOCK' instead
    of being wrapped into if BLOCK. Not really consistent but whatever.


    -`J'
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