Re: [PATCH] fs: use menuconfig to control the Misc. filesystems menu

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

Phillip Lougher wrote:
> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
>> Have one option to control Miscellaneous filesystems.
>> This makes it easy to disable all of them at one time.
> 
>> -menu "Miscellaneous filesystems"
>> +menuconfig MISC_FILESYSTEMS
>> +    bool "Miscellaneous filesystems"
>> +    default y
>> +    ---help---
>> +      Say Y here to get to see options for various miscellaneous
>> +      filesystems, such as filesystems that came from other
>> +      operating systems.
>> +
> 
> I have no particular issue against adding this option, but the help
> message is misleading.  The miscellaneous submenu also contains (mainly)
> embedded filesystems such as jffs2, cramfs, romfs and eCrypt which are
> native to Linux.
> 
> The help message should be changed, or perhaps these filesystems moved
> into a new submenu of their own.
> 
> Phillip

OK, I'll be glad to change the help message.  (awaiting other comments)

Thanks.