[PATCH v2] mkfs: add noalign option to usage()
Carlos Maiolino
cmaiolino at redhat.com
Fri Aug 30 12:03:28 CDT 2013
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:34:54AM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> On 8/29/13 11:03 AM, Carlos Maiolino wrote:
> > Although it has been added to manpage, there is no information about the
> > existence of noalign option into the usage().
> >
> > Changelog:
> >
> > V2: Remove space in comma separated options
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Carlos Maiolino <cmaiolino at redhat.com>
> > ---
> > mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c b/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
> > index 4bdacee..ef1d758 100644
> > --- a/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
> > +++ b/mkfs/xfs_mkfs.c
> > @@ -3033,7 +3033,7 @@ usage( void )
> > /* metadata */ [-m crc=[0|1]\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\n\
> > + noalign,sectlog=n|sectsize=num\n\
>
> I'd really rather see it as I suggested, for clarity.
>
> su/sw vs. sunit/swidth vs. noalign are mutually exclusive.
>
> su/sw & sunit/swidth are shown to be so via the (A|B) notation.
>
> Adding noalign outside the (A|B) makes it look like it can be specified in
> addition to alignment options, which really makes no sense.
>
> Can you do:
>
> - (sunit=value,swidth=value|su=num,sw=num),\n\
> + (sunit=value,swidth=value|su=num,sw=num|noalign),\n\
>
> instead?
Sure, didn't think about mutual exclusive options being packed together, will
send a v3
>
> -Eric
>
> > /* force overwrite */ [-f]\n\
> > /* inode size */ [-i log=n|perblock=n|size=num,maxpct=n,attr=0|1|2,\n\
> > projid32bit=0|1]\n\
> >
>
--
Carlos
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