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| author |   Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@linaro.org> | 2017-10-12 02:16:13 -0400 |
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| committer |   Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> | 2017-10-15 00:47:23 -0400 |
| commit | 8d59598c35dc1071e6c36f86c9a95f26dd08b4e5 (patch) | |
| tree | 4890441289c7b514702eac01a67967004fd4af2d /fs/cramfs | |
| parent | cramfs: add mmap support (diff) | |
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cramfs: rehabilitate it
Update documentation, pointer to latest tools, appoint myself as
maintainer. Given it's been unloved for so long, I don't expect anyone
will protest.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
Tested-by: Chris Brandt <chris.brandt@renesas.com>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/cramfs')
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/cramfs/Kconfig | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/Kconfig b/fs/cramfs/Kconfig index ef86b06bc064..f937082f3244 100644 --- a/fs/cramfs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/cramfs/Kconfig @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ config CRAMFS - tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs) (OBSOLETE)" + tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs)" select ZLIB_INFLATE help Saying Y here includes support for CramFs (Compressed ROM File @@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ 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. + This filesystem is limited in capabilities and performance on + purpose to remain small and low on RAM usage. It is most suitable + for small embedded systems. If you have ample RAM to spare, you may + consider a more capable compressed filesystem such as SquashFS + which is much better in terms of performance and features. If unsure, say N. |