Re: [PATCH] block: Fix LSF default inconsistency

[Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>]

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:41:10 +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 11 2008, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > Configuration option LSF has a default which contradicts its help
> > text. The help text says "if unsure, say Y" but there is no explicit
> > default, and the default default is N.
> > 
> > This inconsistency was introduced by commit
> > 88b9adb073b7a69a54b1b14423103bc24587ebdc. According to the commit
> > message, we want users to enable this option, so it should default to
> > Y.
> 
> I wonder if we just shouldn't get rid of this option and just have the
> single CONFIG_LBD option control both of these. If you set CONFIG_LBD,
> you probably want large files as well. And CONFIG_LSF without CONFIG_LBD
> doesn't make a lot of sense.
> 
> Would anyone object to such a change?

No objection from me, getting rid of configuration options almost
always gets my vote :)

-- 
Jean Delvare