Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:03:10 -0700 | | From | Randy Dunlap <> | | Subject | Re: [xfs-masters] [PATCH -next] xfs: eliminate kconfig dependency warning |
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On 10/14/10 13:55, Dave Chinner wrote: > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 10:18:19AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 10/14/10 02:25, Christoph Hellwig wrote: >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 09:01:42PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: >>>> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> >>>> >>>> Fix kconfig dependency warning to satisfy dependencies: >>>> >>>> warning: (XFS_FS && BLOCK || NFSD && NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS && INET && FILE_LOCKING && BKL) selects EXPORTFS which has unmet direct dependencies (NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS) >>> >>> I'm not entirely sure what this gibberish means, but I'm pretty sure it >>> does not make sense. >>> >>> EXPORTFS is a small module that doesn't have any dependencie, and it's >>> needed by XFS for the by-handle operation, and by nfsd for the same >>> thing. It has absolutely nothing to do with networking or network >>> filesystems (as in network filesystem clients). >> >> The (kconfig) warning/problem is that exportfs is in the Networking Filesystems menu, >> under the kconfig symbol NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS. > > Thanks for the explanation, Randy. > >> Dave Chinner wrote: >> | EXPORTFS functionality actually has use for local filesystems - the >> | open-by-handle interfaces in XFS are what uses it, and there are patches >> | about that make this generic for most filesystems. Hence it seems to >> | me that the correct thing to do is separate EXPORTFS from >> | NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS, not make local filesystems depend on a user >> | selecting network filesystem support.... >> >> Agreed. Is that Kconfig change also part of the "patches about"? > > I can't remember exactly what it does with the kconfig symbols. > Information about the patch series (including a link to the git repo > storing the changes) is here: > > http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=128627415827161&w=2
That patch series does not modify any Kconfig files. That change can be done separately and at another time.
Thanks for the pointer. -- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
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