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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 | ============= |