2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 051e4dc5b70f..f5867f469f13 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ F:	kernel/cpuset.c
 
 CRAMFS FILESYSTEM
 W:      http://sourceforge.net/projects/cramfs/
-S:      Orphan
+S:      Orphan / Obsolete
 F:      Documentation/filesystems/cramfs.txt
 F:      fs/cramfs/
 
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/Kconfig b/fs/cramfs/Kconfig
index cd06466f365e..11b29d491b7c 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/cramfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config CRAMFS
-        tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs)"
+        tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs) (OBSOLETE)"
         depends on BLOCK
         select ZLIB_INFLATE
         help
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ config CRAMFS
           cramfs.  Note that the root file system (the one containing the
           directory /) cannot be compiled as a module.
 
+          This filesystem is obsoleted by SquashFS, which is much better
+          in terms of performance and features.
+
           If unsure, say N.