[PATCH 03/18] xfs: define sparse inode chunks v5 sb feature bit and helper function

Brian Foster bfoster at redhat.com
Thu Jul 24 12:37:01 CDT 2014


On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:08:36PM -0500, Mark Tinguely wrote:
> On 07/24/14 09:22, Brian Foster wrote:
> >The sparse inode chunks feature will use the helper function to enable
> >the allocation of sparse inode chunks. The incompatible feature bit is
> >set on disk once a sparse inode chunk is allocated to prevent older
> >drivers from mounting an fs with sparse chunks.
> >
> >Note that the feature is hardcoded disabled and the feature bit not
> >included in the all features mask until fully implemented.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Brian Foster<bfoster at redhat.com>
> >---
> 
> Sorry if I missed it in the series but is there an
> XFS_FSOP_GEOM_FLAGS_SPINODES for xfs_info/growfs?
> 

Nope, looks like I missed it. It probably slipped my mind as I haven't
got into userspace yet and thus hadn't thought about xfs_info. I'll make
a note to add it, thanks!

Brian

> Thanks,
> 
> --Mark.
> 
> 



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