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XFS Pre-Release 0.10

Installing from the Source

You can obtain the complete linux-2.4.2 (released) tree including the XFS filesystem, or you can obtain an XFS beta patch onto an existing linux-2.4.2 tree. You will then need to configure and install the kernel.

Downloading the complete Linux tree including XFS

A complete linux 2.4.2 tree including the XFS filesystem is available for CVS checkout and for CVSup checkout. For instructions on checking the tree out of CVS, see the CVS download instructions. For instructions on checking the tree out of CVSup, see the CVSup download instructions. The Beta tree is named "linux-2.4-xfs-beta"

Creating an XFS tree via a patchfile

With this method, you will start with a "vanilla" linux-2.4.2 tarball (linux-2.4.2.tar.gz, or linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2) and apply a patch to obtain an XFS-capable kernel, as well as the necessary tools to create and maintain your XFS partitions.

Obtain a vanilla linux-2.4.2 tree from a kernel.org mirror and unpack it into wherever you'd like to perform the build.
Download the PreRelease-0.10 patch file and place it in the directory above the linux/ directory you created when you unpacked the 2.4.2 kernel.
Run patch -p1 < patchfile_name in this same directory. This will patch the linux/ directory, and make 4 new directories: SCRIPTS, SOURCES, SPECS and cmd.

Configuring and installing the kernel

Configure and install your kernel as usual. See The Linux Kernel HOWTO for detailed instructions, if necessary.

In your kernel configuration, you will need to enable:

XFS filesystem support (CONFIG_XFS_FS)
Page Buffer support (CONFIG_PAGE_BUF)
Development code (CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL)

If you wish to migrate IRIX XFS disks to Linux you should enable:

Advanced partition selection (CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED)
SGI partition support (CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION)

Should you experience problems with XFS, you may wish to enable:

XFS Debug Mode (CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG)
XFS Vnode Tracing (CONFIG_XFS_VNODE_TRACING)

You will also need to upgrade the following system utilities to these versions or later:

When your new kernel is built and installed, you should update LILO, create a new ramdisk image if necessary, and you're ready to boot an XFS-capable kernel.

Creating the XFS tools

You will also need to compile and install the XFS tools and man pages. These are available in the cmd/xfs directory. You can make and install these files with:

make configure
make
su root
make install

See the INSTALL file in cmd/xfs for more information about this process.

If you have a previous version of the XFS tools, you must upgrade and recompile against the new kernel headers.

If all this goes well, it's time to make a new XFS filesystem!
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