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diff --git a/fs/ext4/Kconfig b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
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@@ -26,19 +26,15 @@ config EXT4_FS
26 26
27 If unsure, say N. 27 If unsure, say N.
28 28
29config EXT4DEV_COMPAT 29config EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23
30 bool "Enable ext4dev compatibility" 30 bool "Use ext4 for ext2/ext3 file systems"
31 depends on EXT4_FS 31 depends on EXT3_FS=n || EXT2_FS=n
32 default y
32 help 33 help
33 Starting with 2.6.28, the name of the ext4 filesystem was 34 Allow the ext4 file system driver code to be used for ext2 or
34 renamed from ext4dev to ext4. Unfortunately there are some 35 ext3 file system mounts. This allows users to reduce their
35 legacy userspace programs (such as klibc's fstype) have 36 compiled kernel size by using one file system driver for
36 "ext4dev" hardcoded. 37 ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems.
37
38 To enable backwards compatibility so that systems that are
39 still expecting to mount ext4 filesystems using ext4dev,
40 choose Y here. This feature will go away by 2.6.31, so
41 please arrange to get your userspace programs fixed!
42 38
43config EXT4_FS_XATTR 39config EXT4_FS_XATTR
44 bool "Ext4 extended attributes" 40 bool "Ext4 extended attributes"