From: David Fries <david@fries.net>
To: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090228143943.GD4894@spacedout.fries.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1235831060-10086-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu>
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" <tytso@mit.edu>
> -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 <david@fries.net>
http://fries.net/~david/ (PGP encryption key available)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-02-28 14:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-02-28 14:24 [PATCH] Reorder ext4 and ext2 so that ext2 root filesystems are mounted using ext2 Theodore Ts'o
2009-02-28 14:39 ` David Fries [this message]
2009-02-28 14:52 ` Theodore Tso
2009-02-28 15:39 ` Eric Sandeen
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