Re: include/linux/efs_fs.h declares a symbol

From: Al Smith (Al.Smith_at_aeschi.ch.eu.org)
Date: 10/01/03

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    Date:	Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:14:11 +0200
    To: Jörn Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
    
    

    > Al, your version string cprt[] should better be in one of the .c files
    > and the declaration in the header be extern. No need to keep six
    > seperate copies of that string in the kernel binary.

    Sure, absolutely.

    > Al Viro: There is no maintainer for efs in the kernel MAINTAINERS
    > file. Is this filesystem orphaned?

    My answer would be yes and no. Yes, I'd like to keep it up to date with
    the kernel in general, but in terms of actual development it's been in a
    stable state for a couple of years now, and I have no current plans to add
    further features.
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