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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/filesystems')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | 19 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/quota.txt | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ubifs.txt | 2 |
6 files changed, 45 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..be7ec5e67dbc --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile | |||
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ | |||
1 | ifneq ($(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS),) | ||
2 | obj-m += configfs_example_explicit.o configfs_example_macros.o | ||
3 | endif | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt index 80e193d82e2e..0d5394920a31 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext4.txt | |||
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ Mailing list: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org | |||
26 | 26 | ||
27 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git | 27 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git |
28 | 28 | ||
29 | - Note that it is highly important to install the mke2fs.conf file | ||
30 | that comes with the e2fsprogs 1.41.x sources in /etc/mke2fs.conf. If | ||
31 | you have edited the /etc/mke2fs.conf file installed on your system, | ||
32 | you will need to merge your changes with the version from e2fsprogs | ||
33 | 1.41.x. | ||
34 | |||
29 | - Create a new filesystem using the ext4dev filesystem type: | 35 | - Create a new filesystem using the ext4dev filesystem type: |
30 | 36 | ||
31 | # mke2fs -t ext4dev /dev/hda1 | 37 | # mke2fs -t ext4dev /dev/hda1 |
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt index e79ee2db183a..ac2a261c5f7d 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt | |||
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Web site | |||
40 | ======== | 40 | ======== |
41 | 41 | ||
42 | There is plenty of additional information on the linux-ntfs web site | 42 | There is plenty of additional information on the linux-ntfs web site |
43 | at http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ | 43 | at http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ |
44 | 44 | ||
45 | The web site has a lot of additional information, such as a comprehensive | 45 | The web site has a lot of additional information, such as a comprehensive |
46 | FAQ, documentation on the NTFS on-disk format, information on the Linux-NTFS | 46 | FAQ, documentation on the NTFS on-disk format, information on the Linux-NTFS |
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ And you would know that /dev/hda2 has a size of 37768814 - 4209030 + 1 = | |||
272 | For Win2k and later dynamic disks, you can for example use the ldminfo utility | 272 | For Win2k and later dynamic disks, you can for example use the ldminfo utility |
273 | which is part of the Linux LDM tools (the latest version at the time of | 273 | which is part of the Linux LDM tools (the latest version at the time of |
274 | writing is linux-ldm-0.0.8.tar.bz2). You can download it from: | 274 | writing is linux-ldm-0.0.8.tar.bz2). You can download it from: |
275 | http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/downloads.html | 275 | http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ |
276 | Simply extract the downloaded archive (tar xvjf linux-ldm-0.0.8.tar.bz2), go | 276 | Simply extract the downloaded archive (tar xvjf linux-ldm-0.0.8.tar.bz2), go |
277 | into it (cd linux-ldm-0.0.8) and change to the test directory (cd test). You | 277 | into it (cd linux-ldm-0.0.8) and change to the test directory (cd test). You |
278 | will find the precompiled (i386) ldminfo utility there. NOTE: You will not be | 278 | will find the precompiled (i386) ldminfo utility there. NOTE: You will not be |
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index 64557821ee59..394eb2cc1c39 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | |||
@@ -1339,6 +1339,25 @@ Enables/Disables the protection of the per-process proc entries "maps" and | |||
1339 | "smaps". When enabled, the contents of these files are visible only to | 1339 | "smaps". When enabled, the contents of these files are visible only to |
1340 | readers that are allowed to ptrace() the given process. | 1340 | readers that are allowed to ptrace() the given process. |
1341 | 1341 | ||
1342 | msgmni | ||
1343 | ------ | ||
1344 | |||
1345 | Maximum number of message queue ids on the system. | ||
1346 | This value scales to the amount of lowmem. It is automatically recomputed | ||
1347 | upon memory add/remove or ipc namespace creation/removal. | ||
1348 | When a value is written into this file, msgmni's value becomes fixed, i.e. it | ||
1349 | is not recomputed anymore when one of the above events occurs. | ||
1350 | Use auto_msgmni to change this behavior. | ||
1351 | |||
1352 | auto_msgmni | ||
1353 | ----------- | ||
1354 | |||
1355 | Enables/Disables automatic recomputing of msgmni upon memory add/remove or | ||
1356 | upon ipc namespace creation/removal (see the msgmni description above). | ||
1357 | Echoing "1" into this file enables msgmni automatic recomputing. | ||
1358 | Echoing "0" turns it off. | ||
1359 | auto_msgmni default value is 1. | ||
1360 | |||
1342 | 1361 | ||
1343 | 2.4 /proc/sys/vm - The virtual memory subsystem | 1362 | 2.4 /proc/sys/vm - The virtual memory subsystem |
1344 | ----------------------------------------------- | 1363 | ----------------------------------------------- |
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/quota.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/quota.txt index a590c4093eff..5e8de25bf0f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/quota.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/quota.txt | |||
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ Quota subsystem | |||
3 | =============== | 3 | =============== |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | Quota subsystem allows system administrator to set limits on used space and | 5 | Quota subsystem allows system administrator to set limits on used space and |
6 | number of used inodes (inode is a filesystem structure which is associated | 6 | number of used inodes (inode is a filesystem structure which is associated with |
7 | with each file or directory) for users and/or groups. For both used space and | 7 | each file or directory) for users and/or groups. For both used space and number |
8 | number of used inodes there are actually two limits. The first one is called | 8 | of used inodes there are actually two limits. The first one is called softlimit |
9 | softlimit and the second one hardlimit. An user can never exceed a hardlimit | 9 | and the second one hardlimit. An user can never exceed a hardlimit for any |
10 | for any resource. User is allowed to exceed softlimit but only for limited | 10 | resource (unless he has CAP_SYS_RESOURCE capability). User is allowed to exceed |
11 | period of time. This period is called "grace period" or "grace time". When | 11 | softlimit but only for limited period of time. This period is called "grace |
12 | grace time is over, user is not able to allocate more space/inodes until he | 12 | period" or "grace time". When grace time is over, user is not able to allocate |
13 | frees enough of them to get below softlimit. | 13 | more space/inodes until he frees enough of them to get below softlimit. |
14 | 14 | ||
15 | Quota limits (and amount of grace time) are set independently for each | 15 | Quota limits (and amount of grace time) are set independently for each |
16 | filesystem. | 16 | filesystem. |
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ in parentheses): | |||
53 | QUOTA_NL_BSOFTLONGWARN - space (block) softlimit is exceeded | 53 | QUOTA_NL_BSOFTLONGWARN - space (block) softlimit is exceeded |
54 | longer than given grace period. | 54 | longer than given grace period. |
55 | QUOTA_NL_BSOFTWARN - space (block) softlimit | 55 | QUOTA_NL_BSOFTWARN - space (block) softlimit |
56 | - four warnings are also defined for the event when user stops | ||
57 | exceeding some limit: | ||
58 | QUOTA_NL_IHARDBELOW - inode hardlimit | ||
59 | QUOTA_NL_ISOFTBELOW - inode softlimit | ||
60 | QUOTA_NL_BHARDBELOW - space (block) hardlimit | ||
61 | QUOTA_NL_BSOFTBELOW - space (block) softlimit | ||
56 | QUOTA_NL_A_DEV_MAJOR (u32) | 62 | QUOTA_NL_A_DEV_MAJOR (u32) |
57 | - major number of a device with the affected filesystem | 63 | - major number of a device with the affected filesystem |
58 | QUOTA_NL_A_DEV_MINOR (u32) | 64 | QUOTA_NL_A_DEV_MINOR (u32) |
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ubifs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ubifs.txt index 540e9e7f59c5..6a0d70a22f05 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ubifs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ubifs.txt | |||
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Similarly to JFFS2, UBIFS supports on-the-flight compression which makes | |||
57 | it possible to fit quite a lot of data to the flash. | 57 | it possible to fit quite a lot of data to the flash. |
58 | 58 | ||
59 | Similarly to JFFS2, UBIFS is tolerant of unclean reboots and power-cuts. | 59 | Similarly to JFFS2, UBIFS is tolerant of unclean reboots and power-cuts. |
60 | It does not need stuff like ckfs.ext2. UBIFS automatically replays its | 60 | It does not need stuff like fsck.ext2. UBIFS automatically replays its |
61 | journal and recovers from crashes, ensuring that the on-flash data | 61 | journal and recovers from crashes, ensuring that the on-flash data |
62 | structures are consistent. | 62 | structures are consistent. |
63 | 63 | ||