linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/7] arch: sh: remove ReiserFS from defconfig

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Message-ID: <ee30c656c3e3b027edcfa4bc2947cea192f5cd2d.camel@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Date:   Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:46:11 +0200
From:   John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
To:     Peter Lafreniere <peter@...jl.ca>, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jack@...e.cz, reiserfs-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] arch: sh: remove ReiserFS from defconfig

Hi Peter!

On Mon, 2023-09-18 at 17:56 +0000, Peter Lafreniere wrote:
> ReiserFS has been deprecated for a year and a half, yet is still built
> as part of a defconfig kernel.
> 
> According to commit eb103a51640e ("reiserfs: Deprecate reiserfs"), the
> filesystem is slated to be removed in 2025. Remove it from the defconfig
> profiles now, as part of its deprecation process.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Lafreniere <peter@...jl.ca>
> ---
>  arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig | 1 -
>  arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig   | 1 -
>  2 files changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig
> index 541082090918..af1ab25227e3 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig
> @@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_SISUSBVGA=m
>  CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
>  CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
>  # CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED is not set
> -CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=y
>  CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m
>  CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
>  CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
> diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
> index 871092753591..50e378adc4c5 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
> @@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
>  CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
>  # CONFIG_EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED is not set
>  # CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR is not set
> -CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=m
>  CONFIG_XFS_FS=m
>  CONFIG_FUSE_FS=m
>  CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m

What has been the feedback so far on this? Do most maintainer remove it or not?

I don't have a strong opinion on this, but I tend to keep it in defconfig until
ReiserFS has been completely removed from the kernel.

Adrian

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