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SubjectRe: [PATCH 42/42] ext4: Rename ext4dev to ext4
Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>> The ext4 filesystem is getting stable enough that it's time to drop
>> the "dev" prefix. Also remove the requirement for the TEST_FILESYS
>> flag.
>>
>
> Shouldn't you still register "ext4dev" as a filesystem type, so that old
> setups won't suddenly break? I just had this happen to me; I had to
> work out why /home didn't mount.

Yep, we've discussed that and I think it'll get added.

It should probably go away at some point, but it'd be good at least for
a transition period.

Jeremy, btw the latest fedora kernels should fix your xattr hang :)

-Eric

>> +obj-$(CONFIG_EXT4_FS) += ext4/ # Before ext2 so root fs can be ext4dev
>>
>
> s/ext4dev/ext4/
>
> J
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