Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:25:56 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Confirmation: ext2fs requires kernel rebuild? Message-ID: <20021121072556.GB1590@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <p05200f09ba020d2729e6@[66.92.104.201]> References: <p05200f1ab9ff72b26ae1@[66.92.104.201]> <20021119100625.GC679@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <p05200f24ba0073e6b323@[66.92.104.201]> <20021121035034.GA2591@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <p05200f09ba020d2729e6@[66.92.104.201]>
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 11:12:12PM -0500, Chris Pepper wrote: > At 7:50 PM -0800 2002/11/20, David Schultz wrote: > >Thus spake Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com>: <snip> > LINT says: > ># > ># Add support for the EXT2FS filesystem of Linux fame. Be a bit > ># careful with this - the ext2fs code has a tendency to lag behind > ># changes and not be exercised very much, so mounting read/write could > ># be dangerous (and even mounting read only could result in panics.) > ># > >options EXT2FS > This message has been in LINT since the dawn of time and is extremely mystifying. "Be a bit careful" .. meaning what ? You either mount it or don't mount it, use it or don't use it. What exactly are you supposed to be careful of :) Saying "Boo!". I don't actually use it, but there have been occasional emails, and some published stuff that says it works fine. Just be a bit careful ! -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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