linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 15/15][e2fsprogs] 64-bit mke2fs cleanup [NEW Version]

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:35:32 +0200
From:	Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@....de>
To:	"Jose R. Santos" <jrs@...ibm.com>
Cc:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/15][e2fsprogs] 64-bit mke2fs cleanup [NEW Version]

"Jose R. Santos" <jrs@...ibm.com> writes:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm posting a new version of the 64-bit mke2fs patch since it was broken
> in many ways (many thanks to Goswin for having a look and pointing them
> out).  This one can actually handle large fs as runs until its time to
> allocate table (where it barfs due bitmap issues).  To make 64bit fs, I
> use the following command.
>
> mke2fs -T ext4dev -O64bit /dev/my_large_disk

Just like ext2/3 default to a 4k blocksize if it exceeds 2^32 1k
blocks shouldn't ext4 default to 64bit if it exceeds 2^32 4k blocks?

> Comments welcome 
>
> -JRS

MfG
        Goswin
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