PATCH: put ext2 next to ext3 in config
Minor little patch - this puts the Ext2 config switch next to the Ext3 config switch in the config menus, and also calls it Ext2 rather than Second Extended.
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fs/Kconfig renamed from fs/Kconfig.predag +69 -69
@@ -256,6 +256,75 @@ partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot be compiled as a module. +config EXT2_FS + tristate "Ext2 (Second extended) fs support" + ---help--- + This is the de facto standard Linux file system (method to organize + files on a storage device) for hard disks. + + You want to say Y here, unless you intend to use Linux exclusively + from inside a DOS partition using the UMSDOS file system. The + advantage of the latter is that you can get away without + repartitioning your hard drive (which often implies backing + everything up and restoring afterwards); the disadvantage is that + Linux becomes susceptible to DOS viruses and that UMSDOS is somewhat + slower than ext2fs. Even if you want to run Linux in this fashion, + it might be a good idea to have ext2fs around: it enables you to + read more floppy disks and facilitates the transition to a *real* + Linux partition later. Another (rare) case which doesn't require + ext2fs is a diskless Linux box which mounts all files over the + network using NFS (in this case it's sufficient to say Y to "NFS + file system support" below). Saying Y here will enlarge your kernel + by about 44 KB. + + The Ext2fs-Undeletion mini-HOWTO, available from + <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>, gives information about + how to retrieve deleted files on ext2fs file systems. + + To change the behavior of ext2 file systems, you can use the tune2fs + utility ("man tune2fs"). To modify attributes of files and + directories on ext2 file systems, use chattr ("man chattr"). + + Ext2fs partitions can be read from within DOS using the ext2tool + command line tool package (available from + <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/ext2/>) and from + within Windows NT using the ext2nt command line tool package from + <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/dos/>. Explore2fs is a + graphical explorer for ext2fs partitions which runs on Windows 95 + and Windows NT and includes experimental write support; it is + available from + <http://jnewbigin-pc.it.swin.edu.au/Linux/Explore2fs.htm>. + + If you want to compile this file system as a module ( = code which + can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you + want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The + module will be called ext2.o. Be aware however that the file system + of your root partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot + be compiled as a module, and so this could be dangerous. Most + everyone wants to say Y here. + +config EXT2_FS_XATTR + bool "Ext2 extended attributes" + depends on EXT2_FS + ---help--- + Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by + the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit + <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details). + + If unsure, say N. + +config EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL + bool "Ext2 POSIX Access Control Lists" + depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR + ---help--- + Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and + groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme. + + To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for + Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>. + + If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N + config EXT3_FS tristate "Ext3 journalling file system support" ---help---
@@ -942,75 +1011,6 @@ If you don't know whether you need it, then you don't need it: answer N. -config EXT2_FS - tristate "Second extended fs support" - ---help--- - This is the de facto standard Linux file system (method to organize - files on a storage device) for hard disks. - - You want to say Y here, unless you intend to use Linux exclusively - from inside a DOS partition using the UMSDOS file system. The - advantage of the latter is that you can get away without - repartitioning your hard drive (which often implies backing - everything up and restoring afterwards); the disadvantage is that - Linux becomes susceptible to DOS viruses and that UMSDOS is somewhat - slower than ext2fs. Even if you want to run Linux in this fashion, - it might be a good idea to have ext2fs around: it enables you to - read more floppy disks and facilitates the transition to a *real* - Linux partition later. Another (rare) case which doesn't require - ext2fs is a diskless Linux box which mounts all files over the - network using NFS (in this case it's sufficient to say Y to "NFS - file system support" below). Saying Y here will enlarge your kernel - by about 44 KB. - - The Ext2fs-Undeletion mini-HOWTO, available from - <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>, gives information about - how to retrieve deleted files on ext2fs file systems. - - To change the behavior of ext2 file systems, you can use the tune2fs - utility ("man tune2fs"). To modify attributes of files and - directories on ext2 file systems, use chattr ("man chattr"). - - Ext2fs partitions can be read from within DOS using the ext2tool - command line tool package (available from - <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/filesystems/ext2/>) and from - within Windows NT using the ext2nt command line tool package from - <ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/dos/>. Explore2fs is a - graphical explorer for ext2fs partitions which runs on Windows 95 - and Windows NT and includes experimental write support; it is - available from - <http://jnewbigin-pc.it.swin.edu.au/Linux/Explore2fs.htm>. - - If you want to compile this file system as a module ( = code which - can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you - want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The - module will be called ext2.o. Be aware however that the file system - of your root partition (the one containing the directory /) cannot - be compiled as a module, and so this could be dangerous. Most - everyone wants to say Y here. - -config EXT2_FS_XATTR - bool "Ext2 extended attributes" - depends on EXT2_FS - ---help--- - Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by - the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit - <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details). - - If unsure, say N. - -config EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL - bool "Ext2 POSIX Access Control Lists" - depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR - ---help--- - Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and - groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme. - - To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for - Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>. - - If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N - config SYSV_FS tristate "System V/Xenix/V7/Coherent file system support" ---help---
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Good, thanks for doing this. :)
I would prefer to see some of this help text in Documentation/filesystems/ext*.txt, but this is still good.
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~Randy
On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
| Minor little patch - this puts the Ext2 config switch next to the Ext3
| config switch in the config menus, and also calls it Ext2 rather than
| Second Extended.
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| --- linux-2.5.53/fs/Kconfig.predag 2002-12-25 14:59:31.000000000 +0000
| +++ linux-2.5.53/fs/Kconfig 2002-12-25 15:00:43.000000000 +0000