Disable CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA in Debian kernels?

[Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org>]

[ Please follow-up to debian-kernel. ]

Hi,

We have received a number of bug reports (353400, 358913, 359207) against 
kernel packages about the check for the Cumana partition table, commonly 
found on Acorn machines. Being too lax, this check occasionally produces 
false positives for VFAT partition tables, preventing the proper mounting 
of USB sticks. The easy solution is, naturally, to disable support for 
this partition table by disabling CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA. I wonder 
if there are any known cases of people using disks with this partition
table with our kernels. Can there be any other negative consequences?

Best regardsm

Jurij Smakov                                        jurij@wooyd.org
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