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

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:02:39 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Peter Lafreniere <peter@...jl.ca>
Cc:     segher@...nel.crashing.org, anton.ivanov@...bridgegreys.com,
        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

Hi Peter,

On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 5:58 PM Peter Lafreniere <peter@...jl.ca> wrote:
>  2) Stops building an obsolete and largely-unused filesystem unnecessarily.
>     Some hobbyist targets like m68k and alpha may prefer to keep all filesystems
>     available until total removal, but others like arm and UML have no need for
>     ReiserFS to be built unless specifically configured.

As UML is used a lot for testing, isn't it actually counter-productive
to remove ReiserFS from the UML defconfig?  The less testing it
receives, the higher the chance of introducing regressions.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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