Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:02:39 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/7] arch/*: config: Remove ReiserFS from defconfig |
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Hi Peter,
On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 5:58 PM Peter Lafreniere <peter@n8pjl.ca> wrote: > 2) Stops building an obsolete and largely-unused filesystem unnecessarily. > Some hobbyist targets like m68k and alpha may prefer to keep all filesystems > available until total removal, but others like arm and UML have no need for > ReiserFS to be built unless specifically configured.
As UML is used a lot for testing, isn't it actually counter-productive to remove ReiserFS from the UML defconfig? The less testing it receives, the higher the chance of introducing regressions.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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