The text for the CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION option in 2.3.14 is a bit
misleading:
This option enables support for using hard disks that were
partitioned on an MS-DOS system. This may be useful if you are
sharing a hard disk between i386 and m68k Linux boxes, for example.
Say Y if you need this feature; users who are only using their
system-native partitioning scheme can say N here.
I think many PC based systems will want that option, so the default for PC
systems should be changed to 'Y'. If you've partitioned your system using
MSDOS fdisk, or linux fdisk/xxx, you probably want this option on.
The text as it is does not make it too clear when to pick this option? It
implies that the option is only necessary for cross-platform compatibility.
Should I pick this option if I partitioned using some flavor of MS Windows?
FreeBSD? Solaris?
If someone will give me a bit more accurate details of when to say Y/N, I'm
willing to rewrite the text and produce a small patch.
Cheers,
Erez.
