Re: allow building a kernel without buffer_heads

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Fri Jul 21 2023 - 02:26:47 EST


On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 09:51:30AM -0500, Bob Peterson wrote:
> Gfs2 still uses buffer_heads to manage the metadata being pushed through
> its journals. We've been reducing our dependency on them but eliminating
> them altogether is a large and daunting task. We can still work toward that
> goal, but it will take time.

That's fine - gfs2 selects CONFIG_BUFFER_HEAD after this series and
will be perfectly fine.