From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.ozlabs.org (lists.ozlabs.org [112.213.38.117]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 86441CD5BDD for ; Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:24:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from boromir.ozlabs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Rqlny054Jz3cVp for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:24:38 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=kernel.crashing.org (client-ip=63.228.1.57; helo=gate.crashing.org; envelope-from=segher@kernel.crashing.org; receiver=lists.ozlabs.org) Received: from gate.crashing.org (gate.crashing.org [63.228.1.57]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4RqlnK5nC3z2ysD for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:24:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: from gate.crashing.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by gate.crashing.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id 38JFGXnW031198; Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:16:33 -0500 Received: (from segher@localhost) by gate.crashing.org (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id 38JFGUOK031195; Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:16:30 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: gate.crashing.org: segher set sender to segher@kernel.crashing.org using -f Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:16:30 -0500 From: Segher Boessenkool To: Peter Lafreniere Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] arch/*: config: Remove ReiserFS from defconfig Message-ID: <20230919151630.GO19790@gate.crashing.org> References: <20230918175529.19011-1-peter@n8pjl.ca> <20230918234108.GN19790@gate.crashing.org> <20230919000026.7409-1-peter@n8pjl.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20230919000026.7409-1-peter@n8pjl.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-BeenThere: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, tsbogend@alpha.franken.de, jack@suse.cz, reiserfs-devel@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org, linux@armlinux.org.uk, richard.henderson@linaro.org, linux-um@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, richard@nod.at, ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru, linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, geert@linux-m68k.org, johannes@sipsolutions.net, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, anton.ivanov@cambridgegreys.com Errors-To: linuxppc-dev-bounces+linuxppc-dev=archiver.kernel.org@lists.ozlabs.org Sender: "Linuxppc-dev" On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:00:34AM +0000, Peter Lafreniere wrote: > On Monday, September 18th, 2023 at 19:41, Segher Boessenkool 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