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1# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only2config EXT2_FS3 tristate "Second extended fs support (DEPRECATED)"4 select BUFFER_HEAD5 select FS_IOMAP6 help7 Ext2 is a standard Linux file system for hard disks.8 9 This filesystem driver is deprecated because it does not properly10 support inode time stamps beyond 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038.11 12 Ext2 users are advised to use ext4 driver to access their filesystem.13 The driver is fully compatible, supports filesystems without journal14 or extents, and also supports larger time stamps if the filesystem15 is created with at least 256 byte inodes.16 17 This code is kept as a simple reference for filesystem developers.18 19 If unsure, say N.20 21config EXT2_FS_XATTR22 bool "Ext2 extended attributes"23 depends on EXT2_FS24 help25 Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by26 the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page for details).27 28 If unsure, say N.29 30config EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL31 bool "Ext2 POSIX Access Control Lists"32 depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR33 select FS_POSIX_ACL34 help35 Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and36 groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme.37 38 If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N39 40config EXT2_FS_SECURITY41 bool "Ext2 Security Labels"42 depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR43 help44 Security labels support alternative access control models45 implemented by security modules like SELinux. This option46 enables an extended attribute handler for file security47 labels in the ext2 filesystem.48 49 If you are not using a security module that requires using50 extended attributes for file security labels, say N.51