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[PATCH TAKE 2 3/6] Drop the ability to turn unwritten extents off comple

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Subject: [PATCH TAKE 2 3/6] Drop the ability to turn unwritten extents off completly
From: xaiki@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:10:54 +1100
Cc: Niv Sardi <xaiki@xxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <1194927057-26415-3-git-send-email-xaiki@xxxxxxx>
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From: Niv Sardi <xaiki@xxxxxxx>

unwritten extents on linux are generally a bad idea, this option
should not be used.

Remove the mount option from xfs_mkfs.c:
  remove it from option list,
  remove it from mkfs output.

Update xfs.mkfs manpage.
---
 xfsprogs/doc/CHANGES          |    1 +
 xfsprogs/growfs/xfs_growfs.c  |   11 ++++-------
 xfsprogs/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8  |   16 ----------------
 xfsprogs/man/man8/xfs_admin.8 |    3 ++-
 xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c      |   38 +++++++++++++-------------------------
 xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.h      |    6 +++---
 6 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xfsprogs/doc/CHANGES b/xfsprogs/doc/CHANGES
index 1858a87..5a3e165 100644
--- a/xfsprogs/doc/CHANGES
+++ b/xfsprogs/doc/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ xfsprogs-2.9.x
          warning in certain device sizes.
        - Man page fixes. Thanks to Utako Kusaka <u-kusaka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          for this.
+       - Disable the ability to turn off unwritten extents in mkfs.
 
 xfsprogs-2.9.4 (7 Sep 2007)
        - Fixed xfs_repair segfaulting with directory block size different
diff --git a/xfsprogs/growfs/xfs_growfs.c b/xfsprogs/growfs/xfs_growfs.c
index b029e1b..5767f10 100644
--- a/xfsprogs/growfs/xfs_growfs.c
+++ b/xfsprogs/growfs/xfs_growfs.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ report_info(
        int             isint,
        char            *logname,
        char            *rtname,
-       int             unwritten,
        int             lazycount,
        int             dirversion,
        int             logversion,
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ report_info(
            "meta-data=%-22s isize=%-6u agcount=%u, agsize=%u blks\n"
            "         =%-22s sectsz=%-5u attr=%u\n"
            "data     =%-22s bsize=%-6u blocks=%llu, imaxpct=%u\n"
-           "         =%-22s sunit=%-6u swidth=%u blks, unwritten=%u\n"
+           "         =%-22s sunit=%-6u swidth=%u blks"
            "naming   =version %-14u bsize=%-6u\n"
            "log      =%-22s bsize=%-6u blocks=%u, version=%u\n"
            "         =%-22s sectsz=%-5u sunit=%u blks, lazy-count=%u\n"
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ report_info(
                "", geo.sectsize, attrversion,
                "", geo.blocksize, (unsigned long long)geo.datablocks,
                        geo.imaxpct,
-               "", geo.sunit, geo.swidth, unwritten,
+               "", geo.sunit, geo.swidth,
                dirversion, geo.dirblocksize,
                isint ? _("internal") : logname ? logname : _("external"),
                        geo.blocksize, geo.logblocks, logversion,
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
        xfs_fsop_geom_t         ngeo;   /* new fs geometry */
        int                     rflag;  /* -r flag */
        long long               rsize;  /* new rt size in fs blocks */
-       int                     unwritten; /* unwritten extent flag */
        int                     lazycount; /* lazy superblock counters */
        int                     xflag;  /* -x flag */
        char                    *fname; /* mount point name */
@@ -236,7 +234,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                }
        }
        isint = geo.logstart > 0;
-       unwritten = geo.flags & XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_EXTFLG ? 1 : 0;
        lazycount = geo.flags & XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_LAZYSB ? 1 : 0;
        dirversion = geo.flags & XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_DIRV2 ? 2 : 1;
        logversion = geo.flags & XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_LOGV2 ? 2 : 1;
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
        if (nflag) {
                report_info(geo, datadev, isint, logdev, rtdev,
-                               unwritten, lazycount, dirversion, logversion,
+                               lazycount, dirversion, logversion,
                                attrversion);
                exit(0);
        }
@@ -282,7 +279,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
        }
 
        report_info(geo, datadev, isint, logdev, rtdev,
-                       unwritten, lazycount, dirversion, logversion,
+                       lazycount, dirversion, logversion,
                        attrversion);
 
        ddsize = xi.dsize;
diff --git a/xfsprogs/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8 b/xfsprogs/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
index 0d27901..b6024c3 100644
--- a/xfsprogs/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
+++ b/xfsprogs/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
@@ -240,22 +240,6 @@ will automatically query the logical volume for appropriate
 and
 .B swidth
 values.
-.TP
-.BI unwritten[= value ]
-This is used to specify whether unwritten extents are flagged as such,
-or not.
-The
-.I value
-is either 0 or 1, with 1 signifying that unwritten
-extent flagging should occur.
-If the suboption is omitted, unwritten extent flagging is enabled.
-If unwritten extents are flagged, filesystem write performance
-will be negatively affected for preallocated file extents, since
-extra filesystem transactions are required to convert extent flags
-for the range of the file written.
-This suboption should be disabled if the filesystem
-needs to be used on operating system versions which do not support the
-flagging capability.
 .RE
 .TP
 .B \-f
diff --git a/xfsprogs/man/man8/xfs_admin.8 b/xfsprogs/man/man8/xfs_admin.8
index c0017b9..c38a942 100644
--- a/xfsprogs/man/man8/xfs_admin.8
+++ b/xfsprogs/man/man8/xfs_admin.8
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ command.
 .TP
 .B \-e
 Enables unwritten extent support on a filesystem that does not
-already have this enabled.
+already have this enabled (for legacy filesystems, it can't be
+disabled anymore at mkfs time).
 .TP
 .B \-f
 Specifies that the filesystem image to be processed is stored in a
diff --git a/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c b/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
index b378800..3689eb7 100644
--- a/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
+++ b/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
@@ -56,25 +56,23 @@ char        *dopts[] = {
        "sunit",
 #define D_SWIDTH       5
        "swidth",
-#define D_UNWRITTEN    6
-       "unwritten",
-#define D_AGSIZE       7
+#define D_AGSIZE       6
        "agsize",
-#define D_SU           8
+#define D_SU           7
        "su",
-#define D_SW           9
+#define D_SW           8
        "sw",
-#define D_SECTLOG      10
+#define D_SECTLOG      9
        "sectlog",
-#define D_SECTSIZE     11
+#define D_SECTSIZE     10
        "sectsize",
-#define D_NOALIGN      12
+#define D_NOALIGN      11
        "noalign",
-#define D_RTINHERIT    13
+#define D_RTINHERIT    12
        "rtinherit",
-#define D_PROJINHERIT  14
+#define D_PROJINHERIT  13
        "projinherit",
-#define D_EXTSZINHERIT 15
+#define D_EXTSZINHERIT 14
        "extszinherit",
        NULL
 };
@@ -604,7 +602,6 @@ main(
        int                     dsw;
        int                     dsunit;
        int                     dswidth;
-       int                     extent_flagging;
        int                     force_overwrite;
        struct fsxattr          fsx;
        int                     iaflag;
@@ -697,7 +694,6 @@ main(
        dsize = logsize = rtsize = rtextsize = protofile = NULL;
        dsu = dsw = dsunit = dswidth = lalign = lsu = lsunit = 0;
        nodsflag = norsflag = 0;
-       extent_flagging = 1;
        force_overwrite = 0;
        worst_freelist = 0;
        lazy_sb_counters = 0;
@@ -877,14 +873,6 @@ main(
                                                         D_NOALIGN);
                                        nodsflag = 1;
                                        break;
-                               case D_UNWRITTEN:
-                                       if (!value)
-                                               reqval('d', dopts, D_UNWRITTEN);
-                                       c = atoi(value);
-                                       if (c < 0 || c > 1)
-                                               illegal(value, "d unwritten");
-                                       extent_flagging = c;
-                                       break;
                                case D_SECTLOG:
                                        if (!value)
                                                reqval('d', dopts, D_SECTLOG);
@@ -1990,7 +1978,7 @@ an AG size that is one stripe unit smaller, for example 
%llu.\n"),
                   "meta-data=%-22s isize=%-6d agcount=%lld, agsize=%lld blks\n"
                   "         =%-22s sectsz=%-5u attr=%u\n"
                   "data     =%-22s bsize=%-6u blocks=%llu, imaxpct=%u\n"
-                  "         =%-22s sunit=%-6u swidth=%u blks, unwritten=%u\n"
+                  "         =%-22s sunit=%-6u swidth=%u blks\n"
                   "naming   =version %-14u bsize=%-6u\n"
                   "log      =%-22s bsize=%-6d blocks=%lld, version=%d\n"
                   "         =%-22s sectsz=%-5u sunit=%d blks, lazy-count=%d\n"
@@ -1999,7 +1987,7 @@ an AG size that is one stripe unit smaller, for example 
%llu.\n"),
                        "", sectorsize, attrversion,
                        "", blocksize, (long long)dblocks,
                                imflag ? imaxpct : XFS_DFL_IMAXIMUM_PCT,
-                       "", dsunit, dswidth, extent_flagging,
+                       "", dsunit, dswidth,
                        dirversion, dirversion == 1 ? blocksize : dirblocksize,
                        logfile, 1 << blocklog, (long long)logblocks,
                        logversion, "", lsectorsize, lsunit, lazy_sb_counters,
@@ -2066,7 +2054,7 @@ an AG size that is one stripe unit smaller, for example 
%llu.\n"),
        }
        sbp->sb_features2 = XFS_SB_VERSION2_MKFS(lazy_sb_counters, attrversion 
== 2, 0);
        sbp->sb_versionnum = XFS_SB_VERSION_MKFS(
-                       iaflag, dsunit != 0, extent_flagging,
+                       iaflag, dsunit != 0,
                        dirversion == 2, logversion == 2, attrversion == 1,
                        (sectorsize != BBSIZE || lsectorsize != BBSIZE),
                        sbp->sb_features2 != 0);
@@ -2537,7 +2525,7 @@ usage( void )
 /* blocksize */                [-b log=n|size=num]\n\
 /* data subvol */      [-d agcount=n,agsize=n,file,name=xxx,size=num,\n\
                            (sunit=value,swidth=value|su=num,sw=num),\n\
-                           sectlog=n|sectsize=num,unwritten=0|1]\n\
+                           sectlog=n|sectsize=num\n\
 /* inode size */       [-i log=n|perblock=n|size=num,maxpct=n,attr=0|1|2]\n\
 /* log subvol */       [-l agnum=n,internal,size=num,logdev=xxx,version=n\n\
                            sunit=value|su=num,sectlog=n|sectsize=num,\n\
diff --git a/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.h b/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.h
index 1ab85fd..f19f917 100644
--- a/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.h
+++ b/xfsprogs/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_MKFS_H__
 #define        __XFS_MKFS_H__
 
-#define XFS_SB_VERSION_MKFS(ia,dia,extflag,dir2,log2,attr1,sflag,more) (\
-       ((ia)||(dia)||(extflag)||(dir2)||(log2)||(attr1)||(sflag)||(more)) ? \
+#define XFS_SB_VERSION_MKFS(ia,dia,dir2,log2,attr1,sflag,more) (\
+       ((ia)||(dia)||(dir2)||(log2)||(attr1)||(sflag)||(more)) ? \
        ( XFS_SB_VERSION_4 |                                            \
                ((ia) ? XFS_SB_VERSION_ALIGNBIT : 0) |                  \
                ((dia) ? XFS_SB_VERSION_DALIGNBIT : 0) |                \
-               ((extflag) ? XFS_SB_VERSION_EXTFLGBIT : 0) |            \
+               (XFS_SB_VERSION_EXTFLGBIT) |                            \
                ((dir2) ? XFS_SB_VERSION_DIRV2BIT : 0) |                \
                ((log2) ? XFS_SB_VERSION_LOGV2BIT : 0) |                \
                ((attr1) ? XFS_SB_VERSION_ATTRBIT : 0) |                \
-- 
1.5.3.5


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