linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 15/47] misc: don't allow mk_hugefiles unless the fs supports extents

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Message-ID: <20141214025135.GD29787@thunk.org>
Date:	Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:51:35 -0500
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/47] misc: don't allow mk_hugefiles unless the fs
 supports extents

On Fri, Nov 07, 2014 at 01:52:24PM -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> The current mk_hugefile code in mke2fs doesn't support creating
> non-extent files, so disable the functionality when we're mkfs'ing
> without extent support.
> 
> The fallocate patches further on will eliminate the need for this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@...cle.com>

Applied, thanks.

					- Ted
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