linux-kernel - Re: [-mm patch] fix the ROMFS

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Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2007 00:43:50 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [-mm patch] fix the ROMFS_* dependencies

On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 01:36:55PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:
> 
> > OK, what about the patch below?
> 
> How many goats did you have to sacrifice to get that to work?

I'd say it was quite straightforward.  :-)

> I like it with
> just one very minor niggle: if CONFIG_BLOCK=y, CONFIG_MTD=y, CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=y
> CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y and CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_BLOCK=y then the CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_BLOCK
> configuration item disappears and reappears depending on the state of
> CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_MTD.  But, as I said, it's a very minor niggle.
>...

I've also seen this, but I didn't find any way to solve this, and 
cosmetical issues only visible with CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y are nothing I'm 
that much worried about.

cu
Adrian

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