At 7:50 PM -0800 2002/11/20, David Schultz wrote:
I think it's off by default for stability, but would like to submit a patch to the LABI Handbook chapter linking to a discussion of the FS module. Unfortunately, I haven't yet found a URL that describes it.Thus spake Chris Pepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:To use ext2fs, you can either add >the option EXT2FS to your kernel config to compile it statically >into your kernel, or you can load the ext2fs module dynamically, >even into GENERIC. To do the latter, the module must exist; >it will be created if you make the kernel with -DWANT_EXT2FS_MODULE. >It is also installed by sysinstall, IIRC.David, I know they're distinct, but it's silly for a discussion of Linux applications to ignore the possibility of those apps residing on a Linux filesystem. I couldn't find ext2fs documented anywhere, which is the first issue. The second is adding a link & comment to the LABI chapter.Hmm...I think you're right. I don't see any documentation for the option. I would just as soon hook the module up to the default build like all the other modules, but maybe the license is an issue.
LINT says:
# # Add support for the EXT2FS filesystem of Linux fame. Be a bit # careful with this - the ext2fs code has a tendency to lag behind # changes and not be exercised very much, so mounting read/write could # be dangerous (and even mounting read only could result in panics.) # options EXT2FS
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