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Diffstat (limited to 'fs/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 40 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index ac9ba1c30935..db4d13324c36 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig | |||
@@ -143,24 +143,24 @@ config EXT3_FS_SECURITY | |||
143 | config EXT4DEV_FS | 143 | config EXT4DEV_FS |
144 | tristate "Ext4dev/ext4 extended fs support development (EXPERIMENTAL)" | 144 | tristate "Ext4dev/ext4 extended fs support development (EXPERIMENTAL)" |
145 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL | 145 | depends on EXPERIMENTAL |
146 | select JBD | 146 | select JBD2 |
147 | help | 147 | help |
148 | Ext4dev is a predecessor filesystem of the next generation | 148 | Ext4dev is a predecessor filesystem of the next generation |
149 | extended fs ext4, based on ext3 filesystem code. It will be | 149 | extended fs ext4, based on ext3 filesystem code. It will be |
150 | renamed ext4 fs later, once ext4dev is mature and stabilized. | 150 | renamed ext4 fs later, once ext4dev is mature and stabilized. |
151 | 151 | ||
152 | Unlike the change from ext2 filesystem to ext3 filesystem, | 152 | Unlike the change from ext2 filesystem to ext3 filesystem, |
153 | the on-disk format of ext4dev is not the same as ext3 any more: | 153 | the on-disk format of ext4dev is not the same as ext3 any more: |
154 | it is based on extent maps and it supports 48-bit physical block | 154 | it is based on extent maps and it supports 48-bit physical block |
155 | numbers. These combined on-disk format changes will allow | 155 | numbers. These combined on-disk format changes will allow |
156 | ext4dev/ext4 to handle more than 16 TB filesystem volumes -- | 156 | ext4dev/ext4 to handle more than 16 TB filesystem volumes -- |
157 | a hard limit that ext3 cannot overcome without changing the | 157 | a hard limit that ext3 cannot overcome without changing the |
158 | on-disk format. | 158 | on-disk format. |
159 | 159 | ||
160 | Other than extent maps and 48-bit block numbers, ext4dev also is | 160 | Other than extent maps and 48-bit block numbers, ext4dev also is |
161 | likely to have other new features such as persistent preallocation, | 161 | likely to have other new features such as persistent preallocation, |
162 | high resolution time stamps, and larger file support etc. These | 162 | high resolution time stamps, and larger file support etc. These |
163 | features will be added to ext4dev gradually. | 163 | features will be added to ext4dev gradually. |
164 | 164 | ||
165 | To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here. The | 165 | To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here. The |
166 | module will be called ext4dev. Be aware, however, that the filesystem | 166 | module will be called ext4dev. Be aware, however, that the filesystem |
@@ -239,6 +239,38 @@ config JBD_DEBUG | |||
239 | generated. To turn debugging off again, do | 239 | generated. To turn debugging off again, do |
240 | "echo 0 > /proc/sys/fs/jbd-debug". | 240 | "echo 0 > /proc/sys/fs/jbd-debug". |
241 | 241 | ||
242 | config JBD2 | ||
243 | tristate | ||
244 | help | ||
245 | This is a generic journaling layer for block devices that support | ||
246 | both 32-bit and 64-bit block numbers. It is currently used by | ||
247 | the ext4dev/ext4 filesystem, but it could also be used to add | ||
248 | journal support to other file systems or block devices such | ||
249 | as RAID or LVM. | ||
250 | |||
251 | If you are using ext4dev/ext4, you need to say Y here. If you are not | ||
252 | using ext4dev/ext4 then you will probably want to say N. | ||
253 | |||
254 | To compile this device as a module, choose M here. The module will be | ||
255 | called jbd2. If you are compiling ext4dev/ext4 into the kernel, | ||
256 | you cannot compile this code as a module. | ||
257 | |||
258 | config JBD2_DEBUG | ||
259 | bool "JBD2 (ext4dev/ext4) debugging support" | ||
260 | depends on JBD2 | ||
261 | help | ||
262 | If you are using the ext4dev/ext4 journaled file system (or | ||
263 | potentially any other filesystem/device using JBD2), this option | ||
264 | allows you to enable debugging output while the system is running, | ||
265 | in order to help track down any problems you are having. | ||
266 | By default, the debugging output will be turned off. | ||
267 | |||
268 | If you select Y here, then you will be able to turn on debugging | ||
269 | with "echo N > /proc/sys/fs/jbd2-debug", where N is a number between | ||
270 | 1 and 5. The higher the number, the more debugging output is | ||
271 | generated. To turn debugging off again, do | ||
272 | "echo 0 > /proc/sys/fs/jbd2-debug". | ||
273 | |||
242 | config FS_MBCACHE | 274 | config FS_MBCACHE |
243 | # Meta block cache for Extended Attributes (ext2/ext3/ext4) | 275 | # Meta block cache for Extended Attributes (ext2/ext3/ext4) |
244 | tristate | 276 | tristate |