inode64 mount option added after data exists

Dave Chinner david at fromorbit.com
Mon Dec 13 22:43:55 CST 2010


On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 05:24:46PM -0500, Ivan.Novick at emc.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Quick question about the inode64 mount option.
> 
> Is it safe to add this mount option to a file system that was
> already created and wrote lots of data without it.

Yes.

> Will it still work as intended in this case (use 64 bit inodes)?

Yes, for newly created inodes and data.

Cheers,

Dave.
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Dave Chinner
david at fromorbit.com




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