Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:16:30 -0500 | From | Segher Boessenkool <> | 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
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