Re: [PATCH/RFC] Delete JFFS (version 1)

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Dec 12 2006 - 12:55:58 EST


On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:39:26 -0500
Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have created the 'kill-jffs' branch of
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/misc-2.6.git that
> removes fs/jffs.
>
> I argue that you can count the users (who aren't on 2.4) on one hand,
> and developers don't seem to have cared for it in ages.
>
> People are already talking about jffs2 replacements, so I propose we zap
> jffs in 2.6.21.

It would be good to provide unignorable notice of this in 2.6.20. Via a
loud printk, or perhaps even CONFIG_BROKEN or CONFIG_EMBEDDED.
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