Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Tue, 25 Dec 2001 23:26:18 -0500 (EST) | | From | Alexander Viro <> | | Subject | Re: 2.5.2-pre2 forces ramfs on |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Keith Owens wrote:
> Index: 2-pre1.1/fs/Config.in > --- 2-pre1.1/fs/Config.in Sat, 24 Nov 2001 05:28:08 +1100 kaos (linux-2.5/F/d/27_Config.in 1.1 644) > +++ 2-pre2.1/fs/Config.in Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:32:39 +1100 kaos (linux-2.5/F/d/27_Config.in 1.2 644) > @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ "$CONFIG_JFFS2_FS" = "y" -o "$CONFI > fi > tristate 'Compressed ROM file system support' CONFIG_CRAMFS > bool 'Virtual memory file system support (former shm fs)' CONFIG_TMPFS > -tristate 'Simple RAM-based file system support' CONFIG_RAMFS > +define_bool CONFIG_RAMFS y > > Why is ramfs forced on?
Because it's always used for rootfs - notice a bunch of crap disappearing from the end of fs/namespace.c. In principle, we can keep the config item and make the first DECLARE_FSTYPE in ramfs/inode.c conditional, but that will only make ramfs invisible - code still needs to be compiled in.
> And why is Al Viro's email address not in CREDITS or MAINTAINERS? We > should have somewhere to complain to ;).
<shrug> I _do_ read l-k.
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