Re: [PATCH] FAT: update document

From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Thu Jul 08 2004 - 12:29:40 EST


Andries Brouwer <aebr@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I am not in favour of introducing such configuration options.
>
> This is just the default for a mount option. No twiddling at
> kernel configuration time is required or useful.
>
> We have too many configuration options. It is not true that the system
> becomes better when there are more compile-time configuration possibilities.
> Quite the contrary.
>
> Compilation options should select inclusion of subsystems,
> modules, drivers, but not twiddle behaviour.
>
> [So, I would be happier if you selected a default and made everybody who
> wants something else adapt her /etc/fstab, or alias for a mountfat command.]

Indeed.

I was forgetting the mount.fat. Probably the mount.fat can do more
good choice.

Also I think that kernel doesn't need to know about nls choice anymore
(include a default). But users may be confused temporarily...

Anyway, I'll rethink this tomorrow.

Thanks a lot.
--
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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