linux-kernel - Re: [Re: 2.6.21-rc2-mm1] #error no ROMFS backing store interface configured

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Date:	Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:35:14 +0000
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Re: 2.6.21-rc2-mm1] #error no ROMFS backing store interface configured 

Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:

> Is
> 
> CONFIG_BLOCK=y
> CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=y
> CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_BLOCK=n
> CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_MTD=y
> 
> a reasonable configuration that should be supported, or can we turn 
> CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_BLOCK always on if CONFIG_BLOCK=y?

Hmmm...  I don't really know the answer to that, apart from it depends.  On a
non-embedded device, it's entirely reasonable, I think, to turn
CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_BLOCK on if CONFIG_BLOCK is on, no questions asked.  However,
on an embedded device you might want the extra option.

David
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