Commit 22359f57 authored by Diego Calleja's avatar Diego Calleja Committed by Theodore Ts'o

ext4: Update Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt

Since Ext4 is supposed to be stable in 2.6.28-rc, ext4's documentation
file should be updated.

[ More updates also added by Theodore Ts'o. ]
Signed-off-by: default avatarDiego Calleja <diegocg@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatar"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
parent 01436ef2
...@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@ ...@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@
Ext4 Filesystem Ext4 Filesystem
=============== ===============
This is a development version of the ext4 filesystem, an advanced level Ext4 is an an advanced level of the ext3 filesystem which incorporates
of the ext3 filesystem which incorporates scalability and reliability scalability and reliability enhancements for supporting large filesystems
enhancements for supporting large filesystems (64 bit) in keeping with (64 bit) in keeping with increasing disk capacities and state-of-the-art
increasing disk capacities and state-of-the-art feature requirements. feature requirements.
Mailing list: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org Mailing list: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
Web site: http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org
1. Quick usage instructions: 1. Quick usage instructions:
=========================== ===========================
Note: More extensive information for getting started with ext4 can be
found at the ext4 wiki site at the URL:
http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto
- Compile and install the latest version of e2fsprogs (as of this - Compile and install the latest version of e2fsprogs (as of this
writing version 1.41) from: writing version 1.41.3) from:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2406 http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2406
...@@ -36,11 +41,9 @@ Mailing list: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org ...@@ -36,11 +41,9 @@ Mailing list: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
# mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/hda1 # mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/hda1
Or configure an existing ext3 filesystem to support extents and set Or to configure an existing ext3 filesystem to support extents:
the test_fs flag to indicate that it's ok for an in-development
filesystem to touch this filesystem:
# tune2fs -O extents -E test_fs /dev/hda1 # tune2fs -O extents /dev/hda1
If the filesystem was created with 128 byte inodes, it can be If the filesystem was created with 128 byte inodes, it can be
converted to use 256 byte for greater efficiency via: converted to use 256 byte for greater efficiency via:
...@@ -104,8 +107,8 @@ exist yet so I'm not sure they're in the near-term roadmap. ...@@ -104,8 +107,8 @@ exist yet so I'm not sure they're in the near-term roadmap.
The big performance win will come with mballoc, delalloc and flex_bg The big performance win will come with mballoc, delalloc and flex_bg
grouping of bitmaps and inode tables. Some test results available here: grouping of bitmaps and inode tables. Some test results available here:
- http://www.bullopensource.org/ext4/20080530/ffsb-write-2.6.26-rc2.html - http://www.bullopensource.org/ext4/20080818-ffsb/ffsb-write-2.6.27-rc1.html
- http://www.bullopensource.org/ext4/20080530/ffsb-readwrite-2.6.26-rc2.html - http://www.bullopensource.org/ext4/20080818-ffsb/ffsb-readwrite-2.6.27-rc1.html
3. Options 3. Options
========== ==========
...@@ -214,9 +217,6 @@ noreservation ...@@ -214,9 +217,6 @@ noreservation
bsddf (*) Make 'df' act like BSD. bsddf (*) Make 'df' act like BSD.
minixdf Make 'df' act like Minix. minixdf Make 'df' act like Minix.
check=none Don't do extra checking of bitmaps on mount.
nocheck
debug Extra debugging information is sent to syslog. debug Extra debugging information is sent to syslog.
errors=remount-ro(*) Remount the filesystem read-only on an error. errors=remount-ro(*) Remount the filesystem read-only on an error.
...@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ nobh (a) cache disk block mapping information ...@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ nobh (a) cache disk block mapping information
"nobh" option tries to avoid associating buffer "nobh" option tries to avoid associating buffer
heads (supported only for "writeback" mode). heads (supported only for "writeback" mode).
mballoc (*) Use the multiple block allocator for block allocation
nomballoc disabled multiple block allocator for block allocation.
stripe=n Number of filesystem blocks that mballoc will try stripe=n Number of filesystem blocks that mballoc will try
to use for allocation size and alignment. For RAID5/6 to use for allocation size and alignment. For RAID5/6
systems this should be the number of data systems this should be the number of data
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