linux-kernel - [PATCH] block: add BIG FAT WARNING to CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT

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Message-ID: <48F2ED9F.7020606@kernel.org>
Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:41:35 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] block: add BIG FAT WARNING to CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT

CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT can break booting even on some modern
distros.  Add BIG FAT WARNING to keep people at a safe distance.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
---
Okay, w/ or w/o Ingo's change, it would be worthwhile to warn
people more clearly so that we can at least say 'told ya'.  :-)

 lib/Kconfig.debug |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index aa81d28..44e67a1 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -652,6 +652,11 @@ config DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT
 	depends on BLOCK
 	default n
 	help
+	  BIG FAT WARNING: ENABLING THIS OPTION MIGHT BREAK BOOTING ON
+	  SOME DISTRIBUTIONS.  DO NOT ENABLE THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT
+	  YOU ARE DOING.  Distros, please enable this and fix whatever
+	  is broken.
+
 	  Conventionally, block device numbers are allocated from
 	  predetermined contiguous area.  However, extended block area
 	  may introduce non-contiguous block device numbers.  This
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