Re: [PATCH 0/3] Remove ext3 filesystem driver

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

On 07/15/15 08:05, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 07/15/15 07:18, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:26:24PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
>>>
>>>   so I have created this patch set which removes ext3 driver (and some related support
>>> code) from the kernel. See changelog of patch 2/3 for more details. If noone objects,
>>> I will queue the series in my tree for the next merge window.
>>>
>>> Jens, are you OK with me merging patch 3/3 or do you want me to send it to you once
>>> the first two patches get merged?
>>>
>>> Ted, this also touches ext4 driver so that it always handles ext3 filesystems so ack
>>> from you would be nice.
>>
>> Got tired of maintaining ext3, eh?   :-)
>>
>> As a minor nit, I wonder if it's worth while to put in some hackery in
>> fs/Kconfig so that if someone only has CONFIG_FS_EXT3 defined, but not
>> CONFIG_FS_EXT4 defined, that it will automatically enable
>> CONFIG_FS_EXT4 instead?  Otherwise someone upgrading their kernel
>> might accidentally end up getting a non-functional kernel.
>>
>> i.e., something like this? (not tested!)
>>
>> config FS_EXT3
>>        def_bool n
>>        select FS_EXT4
> 
> 
> Yes, if someone is going to force us to use ext4, some automation would
> be helpful.
> 
> Thanks,
> 

Are there any other changes required, e.g., to /etc/fstab ?

btw, this looks like an April 1 joke to me.

-- 
~Randy