On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 05:31:50AM +0100, Edward Betts wrote: > Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com> wrote: > > > On another topic: currently, the default ext2 partition formatting > > > provides backward support for 2.0 kernels. Would anyone object if I > > > change the default to 2.2 (and later) kernels? I noticed that the arm > > > message (in utilities/dbootstrap/partition_config.c) is a bit different, > > > something about netwinder firmware. I won't change that entry without > > > explicit instructions. > > > > Yes, let's drop it except on ARM, which needs it for their > > bootloader. No other boot loader requires the ext2 from 2.0 and can't > > cope with the ext2 from 2.2 kernels (unless I'm mistaken). > > What advantages does it give if a filesystem does not support Linux 2.0? Pre-2.2 kernels don't understand sparse superblocks and file type information stored in directories, so these features need to be turned off. I personally have no real idea whether these are necessary features or not, but it's always been a bit disconcerting to me to be installing a 2.2.x kernel and having the default support for a 2.0 kernel. Certainly, with 2.2.x having been around for quite a while now. Stephen -- Stephen R. Marenka If life's not fun, you're not doing it right! <stephen@marenka.net>
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