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block: add BIG FAT WARNING to CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT
authorTejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:46:01 +0000 (10:46 +0200)
committerJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:46:56 +0000 (08:46 +0200)
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 <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
lib/Kconfig.debug

index 31d784dd80d022cdb112fc56863eebe0cf6c5d7d..b0f239e443bc0fbb11a27ee98dbaf4e641d21971 100644 (file)
@@ -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