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Message-ID: <20180124050706.GE5594@magnolia> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:07:06 -0800 From: "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com> To: Tyson Nottingham <tgnottingham@...il.com> Cc: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, tytso@....edu Subject: Re: [PATCH] chattr: update man page attribute descriptions. On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 07:23:34PM -0800, Tyson Nottingham wrote: > * Remove descriptions of X and Z, whose support was removed in > 4a05268cf86f713 (Remove compression support). > > * Update a brief description of E, whose meaning was changed in > 22f22ab1d2bc5ae (Reserve the codepoints for the new INCOMPAT > feature ENCRYPT). > > * Add P to symbolic mode format string. > > Signed-off-by: Tyson Nottingham <tgnottingham@...il.com> Looks ok, Reviewed-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@...cle.com> > --- > misc/chattr.1.in | 21 +++------------------ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in > index 6a1d446..cf9cb11 100644 > --- a/misc/chattr.1.in > +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in > @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ chattr \- change file attributes on a Linux file system > .B chattr > changes the file attributes on a Linux file system. > .PP > -The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[aAcCdDeijsStTu]. > +The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[aAcCdDeijPsStTu]. > .PP > The operator '+' causes the selected attributes to be added to the > existing attributes of the files; '-' causes them to be removed; and '=' > @@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ and undeletable (u). > The following attributes are read-only, and may be listed by > .BR lsattr (1) > but not modified by chattr: > -compression error (E), > +encrypted (E), > huge file (h), > indexed directory (I), > -inline data (N), > -compression raw access (X), > -and compressed dirty file (Z). > +and inline data (N). > .PP > Not all flags are supported or utilized by all filesystems; refer to > filesystem-specific man pages such as > @@ -192,19 +190,6 @@ saved. This allows the user to ask for its undeletion. Note: please > make sure to read the bugs and limitations section at the end of this > document. > .PP > -The 'X' attribute is used by the experimental compression patches to > -indicate that the raw contents of a compressed file can be accessed > -directly. It currently may not be set or reset using > -.BR chattr (1), > -although it can be displayed by > -.BR lsattr (1). > -.PP > -The 'Z' attribute is used by the experimental compression patches to > -indicate a compressed file is dirty. It may not be set or reset using > -.BR chattr (1), > -although it can be displayed by > -.BR lsattr (1). > -.PP > .SH AUTHOR > .B chattr > was written by Remy Card <Remy.Card@...ux.org>. It is currently being > -- > 2.7.4 >
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