linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] arch/*: config: Remove ReiserFS from defconfig

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:16:30 -0500
From:   Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
To:     Peter Lafreniere <peter@...jl.ca>
Cc:     anton.ivanov@...bridgegreys.com, geert@...ux-m68k.org,
        ink@...assic.park.msu.ru, jack@...e.cz, johannes@...solutions.net,
        linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-um@...ts.infradead.org, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, reiserfs-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        richard.henderson@...aro.org, richard@....at,
        tsbogend@...ha.franken.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] arch/*: config: Remove ReiserFS from defconfig

On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:00:34AM +0000, Peter Lafreniere wrote:
> On Monday, September 18th, 2023 at 19:41, Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 05:56:09PM +0000, Peter Lafreniere wrote:
> > 
> > > ReiserFS has been considered deprecated for 19 months since commit
> > > eb103a51640e ("reiserfs: Deprecate reiserfs"). However, there are
> > > several architectures that still build it into their defconfig kernels.
> > > 
> > > As ReiserFS will be removed in 2025, delete all ReiserFS-related options
> > > from defconfig files before the filesystem's removal.
> > 
> > 
> > This is essentially equivalent to deleting the filesystem now. Why do
> > this? Is there such a hurry?
> 
> This is not equivalent to deleting the filesystem. The filesystem can still
> be configured into kernels, and few distros use a defconfig kernel anyway.

Most people who compile kernels use defconfigs though.  Distros are a
tiny minority if you look at builds.

Again: why do you want this?


Segher