Re: Is it time to remove reiserfs?

From: Jan Kara
Date: Mon Apr 04 2022 - 09:05:20 EST


Hello!

On Mon 04-04-22 12:58:28, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > So maybe you're right and there are still a bit more than expected out
> > there. However I really think that most users who still have one are in
> > the same situation as I am, they're not aware of it. So aside big fat
> > warnings at mount time (possibly with an extra delay), there's nothing
> > that will make that situation change.
> >
> > At the very least disabling it by default in Kconfig and in distros
> > should be effective. I really don't think that there are still users
> > who regularly update their system and who have it on their rootfs, but
> > still having data on it, yes, possibly. The earlier they're warned,
> > the better.
>
> I guess we should start by making sure that distributions don't use it
> by default. Big fat warning + delay is a bit harsh for that, talking
> to them should be enough at this point :-).
>
> Someone start with Arch Linux ARM.

Yeah, I will write them and CC you. Thanks for notifying me.

Honza
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Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
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