Re: Linux 2.6.8-rc1

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon Jul 12 2004 - 08:29:28 EST


On Mon, 12 Jul 2004, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > Hirofumi Ogawa:
> > > o FAT: don't use "utf8" charset and NLS_DEFAULT
> >
> > This patch breaks compilation if both MSDOS_FS and VFAT_FS are not set, due to
> > CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE being undefined.
> >
> > Suggested fix: either make FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE depend on FAT_FS only
> > (compilation of fs/fat/inode.c depends on FAT_FS), or add a test for
> > CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE being undefined, cfr. the test for
> > CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET in fs/fat/inode.c.
>
> Why did you need only FAT_FS? If it was not needed, I'll remove the

It was a leftover in my current .config.

> configurable FAT_FS, instead it is internally used only.

If it's for internal use only, perhaps it should not be presented to the user
and both MSDOS_FS and VFAT_FS should simply select it in Kconfig?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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