Re: Problems with mkfs.xfs

[Nathan Scott <nathans@sgi.com>]

hi,

On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 03:55:44AM +0000, Detlef Vollmann wrote:
> > > In the native mkfs.xfs option list, I found nothing that resembles
> > > the size parameter of the original mkfs command.  I had to do
> > > some computations and give size parameters for the different
> > > parts (data and logging).
> > 
> > You're after the -d size=XXXb option, which I think would most
> > closely match the optional [blocks] parameter of mkfs.
> If I read the manpage correctly, that filesystem would not
> fit into a device with size xxxb, as the log is still added.
> 

The log is either internal (ie. part of the data volume), in
which case its size must be accounted for in sizing the data
volume; or its external in which case you would have to give
other mkfs options to show where it lives, and it would have
to be on a different device.

So, I think you'll find mkfs.xfs does all these computations
for you.

cheers.

-- 
Nathan