From 0e11e342bac31f51ea055b147d20f77b59b9dd2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tejun Heo Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:46:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] block: add BIG FAT WARNING to CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT can break booting even on some modern distros. Add BIG FAT WARNING to keep people at a safe distance. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- lib/Kconfig.debug | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index 31d784dd80d0..b0f239e443bc 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -652,6 +652,11 @@ config DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT depends on BLOCK default n help + BIG FAT WARNING: ENABLING THIS OPTION MIGHT BREAK BOOTING ON + SOME DISTRIBUTIONS. DO NOT ENABLE THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT + YOU ARE DOING. Distros, please enable this and fix whatever + is broken. + Conventionally, block device numbers are allocated from predetermined contiguous area. However, extended block area may introduce non-contiguous block device numbers. This -- 2.34.1