linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] mke2fs: disable resize_inode feature if 64bit feature is enabled

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Date:	Fri, 5 Jul 2013 09:21:28 +0800
From:	Zheng Liu <gnehzuil.liu@...il.com>
To:	Eryu Guan <guaneryu@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, tytso@....edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mke2fs: disable resize_inode feature if 64bit feature is
 enabled

On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 05:05:10PM +0800, Eryu Guan wrote:
> Since auto_64-bit_support is on by default, resize_inode feature will
> be disabled when creating a >16T ext4 according to mke2fs.conf(5).
> 
> This should also be done when making ext4 with "-O 64bit" to enable
> 64bit feature explicitly. Otherwise online resize to enlarge a
> over-16T fs to larger would fail.
> 
> [root@...alhost resize]# truncate -s 50t fs.img
> [root@...alhost resize]# losetup /dev/loop0 fs.img
> [root@...alhost resize]# mkfs -t ext4 -O 64bit /dev/loop0 30t
> [root@...alhost resize]# mount /dev/loop0 mnt
> [root@...alhost resize]# resize2fs /dev/loop0
> resize2fs 1.42.7 (21-Jan-2013)
> Filesystem at /dev/loop0 is mounted on /root/resize/mnt; on-line resizing required
> old_desc_blocks = 3840, new_desc_blocks = 6400
> resize2fs: Invalid argument While checking for on-line resizing support
> 
> And dmesg shows
> [688378.442623] EXT4-fs (loop0): resizing filesystem from 6710886400 to 13421772800 blocks
> [688378.443216] EXT4-fs warning (device loop0): verify_reserved_gdb:700: reserved GDT 3201 missing grp 177147 (5804756097)
> [688378.443222] EXT4-fs (loop0): resized filesystem to 8858370048
> [688378.528451] EXT4-fs warning (device loop0): ext4_group_extend:1710: can't shrink FS - resize aborted
> 
> With this fix resize2fs could do the online enlarge correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eryu Guan <guaneryu@...il.com>
> ---
>  misc/mke2fs.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.c b/misc/mke2fs.c
> index d96f156..e4102b9 100644
> --- a/misc/mke2fs.c
> +++ b/misc/mke2fs.c
> @@ -1790,6 +1790,9 @@ profile_error:
>  		fs_param.s_log_block_size = 2;
>  	}
>  	if ((fs_blocks_count > MAX_32_NUM) &&

Do we really need to check it?  My point is that we just clear
RESIZE_INODE flag if 64BIT flag is enabled.

                                                - Zheng

> +	    (fs_param.s_feature_incompat & EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_64BIT))
> +		fs_param.s_feature_compat &= ~EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE;
> +	if ((fs_blocks_count > MAX_32_NUM) &&
>  	    !(fs_param.s_feature_incompat & EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_64BIT) &&
>  	    get_bool_from_profile(fs_types, "auto_64-bit_support", 0)) {
>  		fs_param.s_feature_incompat |= EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_64BIT;
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1
> 
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