On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 05:16:22PM +0200, Pieter De Wit wrote: > Hello Guys, > > I am looking to extend/create a file system that span networks/device of any > kind, shape and manner :) Check out http://www.insync.za.net/openufs/ (also > on http://openufs.sourceforge.net - but Iam not here to adv. the site !) > > I would like to know, where can I find what EXT3 will write to the disk, how > it works etc. > > Surely EXT3 will write something like this : > > Block 0 - (1024 bytes) {DATA} > Block 1 - (1024 bytes) {FAT type block} > > Hope this makes sense..... > > Cheers, > > Pieter De Wit You can find the ext2 format detailed on http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/ext2-doc/ The current ext3 code, the one included in the 2.5.x kernels, is basically ext2 + journaling, so the format on disk is pretty much similar. I had a peek in Mr. Tytso's ext3 notes and there was something about an "inode V2" format, but other than that, I haven't seen any trace that things would be done differently than in Ext2. Hope this helps, EKS - Dave Poirier
