linux-ext4 - [PATCH] mke2fs, tune2fs, resize2fs: add warning messages for bigalloc and quota

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Message-Id: <1358813397-26528-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu>
Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:09:57 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH] mke2fs, tune2fs, resize2fs: add warning messages for bigalloc and quota

The bigalloc and quota features have some known issues, so issue
warnings in case users try to use them.

More information can be found here:
	https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Bigalloc
	https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Quota

Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
---
 misc/mke2fs.c  | 12 ++++++++++++
 misc/tune2fs.c |  4 ++++
 resize/main.c  | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.c b/misc/mke2fs.c
index ace9eae..fe5ce7d 100644
--- a/misc/mke2fs.c
+++ b/misc/mke2fs.c
@@ -1942,6 +1942,18 @@ profile_error:
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	if (fs_param.s_feature_ro_compat & EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_BIGALLOC)
+		fprintf(stderr, _("\nWarning: the bigalloc feature is still "
+				  "under development\n"
+				  "See https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/"
+				  "index.php/Bigalloc for more information\n\n"));
+
+	if (fs_param.s_feature_ro_compat & EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_QUOTA)
+		fprintf(stderr, _("\nWarning: the quota feature is still "
+				  "under development\n"
+				  "See https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/"
+				  "index.php/Quota for more information\n\n"));
+
 	/* Since sparse_super is the default, we would only have a problem
 	 * here if it was explicitly disabled.
 	 */
diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.c b/misc/tune2fs.c
index 2c8b9e8..849f3a0 100644
--- a/misc/tune2fs.c
+++ b/misc/tune2fs.c
@@ -736,6 +736,10 @@ void handle_quota_options(ext2_filsys fs)
 	quota_release_context(&qctx);
 
 	if ((usrquota == QOPT_ENABLE) || (grpquota == QOPT_ENABLE)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, _("\nWarning: the quota feature is still "
+				  "under development\n"
+				  "See https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/"
+				  "index.php/Quota for more information\n\n"));
 		fs->super->s_feature_ro_compat |= EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_QUOTA;
 		ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
 	} else if (!fs->super->s_usr_quota_inum &&
diff --git a/resize/main.c b/resize/main.c
index 711e375..4cbfe69 100644
--- a/resize/main.c
+++ b/resize/main.c
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ static void determine_fs_stride(ext2_filsys fs)
 #endif
 }
 
+static bigalloc_check(ext2_filsys fs, int force)
+{
+	if (!force && EXT2_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(fs->super,
+				EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_BIGALLOC)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, _("\nResizing bigalloc file systems has "
+				  "not been fully tested.  Proceed\n"
+				  "at your own risk!  Use the force option "
+				  "if you want to go ahead anyway.\n\n"));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
 int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 {
 	errcode_t	retval;
@@ -428,6 +440,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 		exit(0);
 	}
 	if (mount_flags & EXT2_MF_MOUNTED) {
+		bigalloc_check(fs, force);
 		retval = online_resize_fs(fs, mtpt, &new_size, flags);
 	} else {
 		if (!force && ((fs->super->s_lastcheck < fs->super->s_mtime) ||
@@ -438,6 +451,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 				device_name);
 			exit(1);
 		}
+		bigalloc_check(fs, force);
 		printf(_("Resizing the filesystem on "
 			 "%s to %llu (%dk) blocks.\n"),
 		       device_name, new_size, fs->blocksize / 1024);
-- 
1.7.12.rc0.22.gcdd159b

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