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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-11-02 13:06:20 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2011-11-02 13:06:20 -0400 |
commit | f1f8935a5c38a2c61e86a42bc971a2539eef2211 (patch) | |
tree | 694950045f2f5d89507d7206cf6595e09cdfbd2c /Documentation | |
parent | 34116645d912f65d7eb4508a1db3c9d0e45facb1 (diff) | |
parent | f2a44523b20f323e4aef7c16261d34d6f0a4bf06 (diff) |
Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4
* 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4: (97 commits)
jbd2: Unify log messages in jbd2 code
jbd/jbd2: validate sb->s_first in journal_get_superblock()
ext4: let ext4_ext_rm_leaf work with EXT_DEBUG defined
ext4: fix a syntax error in ext4_ext_insert_extent when debugging enabled
ext4: fix a typo in struct ext4_allocation_context
ext4: Don't normalize an falloc request if it can fit in 1 extent.
ext4: remove comments about extent mount option in ext4_new_inode()
ext4: let ext4_discard_partial_buffers handle unaligned range correctly
ext4: return ENOMEM if find_or_create_pages fails
ext4: move vars to local scope in ext4_discard_partial_page_buffers_no_lock()
ext4: Create helper function for EXT4_IO_END_UNWRITTEN and i_aiodio_unwritten
ext4: optimize locking for end_io extent conversion
ext4: remove unnecessary call to waitqueue_active()
ext4: Use correct locking for ext4_end_io_nolock()
ext4: fix race in xattr block allocation path
ext4: trace punch_hole correctly in ext4_ext_map_blocks
ext4: clean up AGGRESSIVE_TEST code
ext4: move variables to their scope
ext4: fix quota accounting during migration
ext4: migrate cleanup
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt | 41 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt index 232a575a0c48..4917cf24a5e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt | |||
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ noload if the filesystem was not unmounted cleanly, | |||
160 | lead to any number of problems. | 160 | lead to any number of problems. |
161 | 161 | ||
162 | data=journal All data are committed into the journal prior to being | 162 | data=journal All data are committed into the journal prior to being |
163 | written into the main file system. | 163 | written into the main file system. Enabling |
164 | this mode will disable delayed allocation and | ||
165 | O_DIRECT support. | ||
164 | 166 | ||
165 | data=ordered (*) All data are forced directly out to the main file | 167 | data=ordered (*) All data are forced directly out to the main file |
166 | system prior to its metadata being committed to the | 168 | system prior to its metadata being committed to the |
@@ -201,30 +203,19 @@ inode_readahead_blks=n This tuning parameter controls the maximum | |||
201 | table readahead algorithm will pre-read into | 203 | table readahead algorithm will pre-read into |
202 | the buffer cache. The default value is 32 blocks. | 204 | the buffer cache. The default value is 32 blocks. |
203 | 205 | ||
204 | orlov (*) This enables the new Orlov block allocator. It is | 206 | nouser_xattr Disables Extended User Attributes. If you have extended |
205 | enabled by default. | 207 | attribute support enabled in the kernel configuration |
206 | 208 | (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR), extended attribute support | |
207 | oldalloc This disables the Orlov block allocator and enables | 209 | is enabled by default on mount. See the attr(5) manual |
208 | the old block allocator. Orlov should have better | 210 | page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ for more information |
209 | performance - we'd like to get some feedback if it's | 211 | about extended attributes. |
210 | the contrary for you. | ||
211 | |||
212 | user_xattr Enables Extended User Attributes. Additionally, you | ||
213 | need to have extended attribute support enabled in the | ||
214 | kernel configuration (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR). See the | ||
215 | attr(5) manual page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ to | ||
216 | learn more about extended attributes. | ||
217 | |||
218 | nouser_xattr Disables Extended User Attributes. | ||
219 | |||
220 | acl Enables POSIX Access Control Lists support. | ||
221 | Additionally, you need to have ACL support enabled in | ||
222 | the kernel configuration (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL). | ||
223 | See the acl(5) manual page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ | ||
224 | for more information. | ||
225 | 212 | ||
226 | noacl This option disables POSIX Access Control List | 213 | noacl This option disables POSIX Access Control List |
227 | support. | 214 | support. If ACL support is enabled in the kernel |
215 | configuration (CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL), ACL is | ||
216 | enabled by default on mount. See the acl(5) manual | ||
217 | page and http://acl.bestbits.at/ for more information | ||
218 | about acl. | ||
228 | 219 | ||
229 | bsddf (*) Make 'df' act like BSD. | 220 | bsddf (*) Make 'df' act like BSD. |
230 | minixdf Make 'df' act like Minix. | 221 | minixdf Make 'df' act like Minix. |
@@ -419,8 +410,8 @@ written to the journal first, and then to its final location. | |||
419 | In the event of a crash, the journal can be replayed, bringing both data and | 410 | In the event of a crash, the journal can be replayed, bringing both data and |
420 | metadata into a consistent state. This mode is the slowest except when data | 411 | metadata into a consistent state. This mode is the slowest except when data |
421 | needs to be read from and written to disk at the same time where it | 412 | needs to be read from and written to disk at the same time where it |
422 | outperforms all others modes. Currently ext4 does not have delayed | 413 | outperforms all others modes. Enabling this mode will disable delayed |
423 | allocation support if this data journalling mode is selected. | 414 | allocation and O_DIRECT support. |
424 | 415 | ||
425 | /proc entries | 416 | /proc entries |
426 | ============= | 417 | ============= |