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1 files changed, 51 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig index abccb5dab9a8..40183d94b683 100644 --- a/fs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/Kconfig @@ -136,37 +136,51 @@ config EXT3_FS_SECURITY If you are not using a security module that requires using extended attributes for file security labels, say N. -config EXT4DEV_FS - tristate "Ext4dev/ext4 extended fs support development (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL +config EXT4_FS + tristate "The Extended 4 (ext4) filesystem" select JBD2 select CRC16 help - Ext4dev is a predecessor filesystem of the next generation - extended fs ext4, based on ext3 filesystem code. It will be - renamed ext4 fs later, once ext4dev is mature and stabilized. + This is the next generation of the ext3 filesystem. Unlike the change from ext2 filesystem to ext3 filesystem, - the on-disk format of ext4dev is not the same as ext3 any more: - it is based on extent maps and it supports 48-bit physical block - numbers. These combined on-disk format changes will allow - ext4dev/ext4 to handle more than 16 TB filesystem volumes -- - a hard limit that ext3 cannot overcome without changing the - on-disk format. - - Other than extent maps and 48-bit block numbers, ext4dev also is - likely to have other new features such as persistent preallocation, - high resolution time stamps, and larger file support etc. These - features will be added to ext4dev gradually. + the on-disk format of ext4 is not forwards compatible with + ext3; it is based on extent maps and it supports 48-bit + physical block numbers. The ext4 filesystem also supports delayed + allocation, persistent preallocation, high resolution time stamps, + and a number of other features to improve performance and speed + up fsck time. For more information, please see the web pages at + http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org. + + The ext4 filesystem will support mounting an ext3 + filesystem; while there will be some performance gains from + the delayed allocation and inode table readahead, the best + performance gains will require enabling ext4 features in the + filesystem, or formating a new filesystem as an ext4 + filesystem initially. To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here. The module will be called ext4dev. If unsure, say N. -config EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR - bool "Ext4dev extended attributes" - depends on EXT4DEV_FS +config EXT4DEV_COMPAT + bool "Enable ext4dev compatibility" + depends on EXT4_FS + help + Starting with 2.6.28, the name of the ext4 filesystem was + renamed from ext4dev to ext4. Unfortunately there are some + lagecy userspace programs (such as klibc's fstype) have + "ext4dev" hardcoded. + + To enable backwards compatibility so that systems that are + still expecting to mount ext4 filesystems using ext4dev, + chose Y here. This feature will go away by 2.6.31, so + please arrange to get your userspace programs fixed! + +config EXT4_FS_XATTR + bool "Ext4 extended attributes" + depends on EXT4_FS default y help Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by @@ -175,11 +189,11 @@ config EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR If unsure, say N. - You need this for POSIX ACL support on ext4dev/ext4. + You need this for POSIX ACL support on ext4. -config EXT4DEV_FS_POSIX_ACL - bool "Ext4dev POSIX Access Control Lists" - depends on EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR +config EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL + bool "Ext4 POSIX Access Control Lists" + depends on EXT4_FS_XATTR select FS_POSIX_ACL help POSIX Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and @@ -190,14 +204,14 @@ config EXT4DEV_FS_POSIX_ACL If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N -config EXT4DEV_FS_SECURITY - bool "Ext4dev Security Labels" - depends on EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR +config EXT4_FS_SECURITY + bool "Ext4 Security Labels" + depends on EXT4_FS_XATTR help Security labels support alternative access control models implemented by security modules like SELinux. This option enables an extended attribute handler for file security - labels in the ext4dev/ext4 filesystem. + labels in the ext4 filesystem. If you are not using a security module that requires using extended attributes for file security labels, say N. @@ -240,22 +254,22 @@ config JBD2 help This is a generic journaling layer for block devices that support both 32-bit and 64-bit block numbers. It is currently used by - the ext4dev/ext4 filesystem, but it could also be used to add + the ext4 filesystem, but it could also be used to add journal support to other file systems or block devices such as RAID or LVM. - If you are using ext4dev/ext4, you need to say Y here. If you are not - using ext4dev/ext4 then you will probably want to say N. + If you are using ext4, you need to say Y here. If you are not + using ext4 then you will probably want to say N. To compile this device as a module, choose M here. The module will be - called jbd2. If you are compiling ext4dev/ext4 into the kernel, + called jbd2. If you are compiling ext4 into the kernel, you cannot compile this code as a module. config JBD2_DEBUG - bool "JBD2 (ext4dev/ext4) debugging support" + bool "JBD2 (ext4) debugging support" depends on JBD2 && DEBUG_FS help - If you are using the ext4dev/ext4 journaled file system (or + If you are using the ext4 journaled file system (or potentially any other filesystem/device using JBD2), this option allows you to enable debugging output while the system is running, in order to help track down any problems you are having. @@ -270,9 +284,9 @@ config JBD2_DEBUG config FS_MBCACHE # Meta block cache for Extended Attributes (ext2/ext3/ext4) tristate - depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR || EXT3_FS_XATTR || EXT4DEV_FS_XATTR - default y if EXT2_FS=y || EXT3_FS=y || EXT4DEV_FS=y - default m if EXT2_FS=m || EXT3_FS=m || EXT4DEV_FS=m + depends on EXT2_FS_XATTR || EXT3_FS_XATTR || EXT4_FS_XATTR + default y if EXT2_FS=y || EXT3_FS=y || EXT4_FS=y + default m if EXT2_FS=m || EXT3_FS=m || EXT4_FS=m config REISERFS_FS tristate "Reiserfs support" |