linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 4/4] tune2fs.8: document the stable

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Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2020 20:12:14 -0600
From:   Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>
To:     Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fscrypt@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] tune2fs.8: document the stable_inodes feature

On Apr 1, 2020, at 2:32 PM, Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>

IMHO, it would be better if the updates to the man pages were in the same
patch as the patch to misc/tune2fs.c.

That said, it's better than *not* getting an update to the man page, so:

Reviewed-by: Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>

> ---
> misc/tune2fs.8.in | 7 +++++++
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.8.in b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
> index 3cf1f5ed..582d1da5 100644
> --- a/misc/tune2fs.8.in
> +++ b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
> @@ -630,6 +630,13 @@ Limit the number of backup superblocks to save space on large filesystems.
> .B Tune2fs
> currently only supports setting this filesystem feature.
> .TP
> +.B stable_inodes
> +Prevent the filesystem from being shrunk or having its UUID changed, in order to
> +allow the use of specialized encryption settings that make use of the inode
> +numbers and UUID.
> +.B Tune2fs
> +currently only supports setting this filesystem feature.
> +.TP
> .B uninit_bg
> Allow the kernel to initialize bitmaps and inode tables lazily, and to
> keep a high watermark for the unused inodes in a filesystem, to reduce
> --
> 2.26.0.rc2.310.g2932bb562d-goog
> 


Cheers, Andreas






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