On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 10:35:39AM +0100, Norbert Preining wrote: > On Don, 13 M?r 2003, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > > http://thunk.org/tytso/linux/extfs-2.4-update/extfs-update-2.4.21pre5-2 > > Is there anything special I have to do besides patching the kernel? > Special mount options for htree etc. Install the latest version of e2fsprogs (1.33-WIP, 6-Mar-2003). Then with the filesystem unmounted: tune2fs -O dir_index /dev/hdXXX <--- to set the dir indexing feature e2fsck -D /dev/hdXXX <--- to convert larger directories to htree Note that these patches are somewhat experimental (I'd call them beta quality). Please think twice before trying it on production systems, at least until other people report success, and always, always, always backup your data regularly. > What are the *recommended* ext{2,3} mount options with this patch? There aren't any mount options which are required. The defaults should work well for most people. - Ted _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
