From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266096AbUGJChZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:37:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266105AbUGJChZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:37:25 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:30951 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S266096AbUGJChV (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:37:21 -0400 Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:37:17 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: ext2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [2.6 patch] remove outdated ext2 help text parts Message-ID: <20040710023717.GD28324@fs.tum.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The patch below solves Bugzilla #3014 by removing much outdated information from the ext2 help text. The help text is now very short, but few correct information is better than outdated information - and if you think it's too short, feel free to send a patch that adds more current information. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk --- linux-2.6.7-mm7-full/fs/Kconfig.old 2004-07-10 04:19:14.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.7-mm7-full/fs/Kconfig 2004-07-10 04:27:23.000000000 +0200 @@ -7,47 +7,14 @@ config EXT2_FS tristate "Second extended fs support" help - This is the de facto standard Linux file system (method to organize - files on a storage device) for hard disks. - - You want to say Y here, unless you intend to use Linux exclusively - from inside a DOS partition using the UMSDOS file system. The - advantage of the latter is that you can get away without - repartitioning your hard drive (which often implies backing - everything up and restoring afterwards); the disadvantage is that - Linux becomes susceptible to DOS viruses and that UMSDOS is somewhat - slower than ext2fs. Even if you want to run Linux in this fashion, - it might be a good idea to have ext2fs around: it enables you to - read more floppy disks and facilitates the transition to a *real* - Linux partition later. Another (rare) case which doesn't require - ext2fs is a diskless Linux box which mounts all files over the - network using NFS (in this case it's sufficient to say Y to "NFS - file system support" below). Saying Y here will enlarge your kernel - by about 44 KB. - - The Ext2fs-Undeletion mini-HOWTO, available from - , gives information about - how to retrieve deleted files on ext2fs file systems. - - To change the behavior of ext2 file systems, you can use the tune2fs - utility ("man tune2fs"). To modify attributes of files and - directories on ext2 file systems, use chattr ("man chattr"). - - Ext2fs partitions can be read from within DOS using the ext2tool - command line tool package (available from - ) and from - within Windows NT using the ext2nt command line tool package from - . Explore2fs is a - graphical explorer for ext2fs partitions which runs on Windows 95 - and Windows NT and includes experimental write support; it is - available from - . + Ext2 is a standard Linux file system for hard disks. To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ext2. Be aware however that the file system of your root partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot - be compiled as a module, and so this could be dangerous. Most - everyone wants to say Y here. + be compiled as a module, and so this could be dangerous. + + If unsure, say Y. config EXT2_FS_XATTR bool "Ext2 extended attributes"