This patch adds new option, +e to chattr. The +e option
is used to convert the ext3 format (non extent) file
to ext4 (extent) format. This can be used to migrate
the ext3 file system to ext4 file system.
Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
misc/chattr.1.in | 8 ++----
misc/chattr.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in
index 960f058..c49f876 100644
--- a/misc/chattr.1.in
+++ b/misc/chattr.1.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ chattr \- change file attributes on a Linux second extended file system
.B chattr
changes the file attributes on a Linux second extended file system.
.PP
-The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[ASacDdIijsTtu].
+The format of a symbolic mode is +-=[ASacDdeIijsTtu].
.PP
The operator `+' causes the selected attributes to be added to the
existing attributes of the files; `-' causes them to be removed; and
@@ -74,10 +74,8 @@ although it can be displayed by
.BR lsattr (1).
.PP
The 'e' attribute indicates that the file is using extents for mapping
-the blocks on disk. It may not be set or reset using
-.BR chattr (1),
-although it can be displayed by
-.BR lsattr (1).
+the blocks on disk. It may not be removed using
+.BR chattr (1).
.PP
The 'I' attribute is used by the htree code to indicate that a directory
is being indexed using hashed trees. It may not be set or reset using
diff --git a/misc/chattr.c b/misc/chattr.c
index 3d67519..067d0b6 100644
--- a/misc/chattr.c
+++ b/misc/chattr.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static unsigned long sf;
static void usage(void)
{
fprintf(stderr,
- _("Usage: %s [-RVf] [-+=AacDdijsSu] [-v version] files...\n"),
+ _("Usage: %s [-RVf] [-+=AacDdeijsSu] [-v version] files...\n"),
program_name);
exit(1);
}
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static const struct flags_char flags_array[] = {
{ EXT2_APPEND_FL, 'a' },
{ EXT2_COMPR_FL, 'c' },
{ EXT2_NODUMP_FL, 'd' },
+ { EXT4_EXTENTS_FL, 'e'},
{ EXT2_IMMUTABLE_FL, 'i' },
{ EXT3_JOURNAL_DATA_FL, 'j' },
{ EXT2_SECRM_FL, 's' },
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ static int change_attributes(const char * name)
{
unsigned long flags;
STRUCT_STAT st;
+ int extent_file = 0;
if (LSTAT (name, &st) == -1) {
if (!silent)
@@ -199,7 +201,22 @@ static int change_attributes(const char * name)
return -1;
}
+ if (fgetflags (name, &flags) == -1) {
+ if (!silent)
+ com_err (program_name, errno,
+ _("while reading flags on %s"), name);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (flags & EXT4_EXTENTS_FL)
+ extent_file = 1;
if (set) {
+ if (extent_file && !(sf & EXT4_EXTENTS_FL)) {
+ if (!silent)
+ com_err(program_name, 0,
+ _("Clearing extent flag not supported on %s"),
+ name);
+ return -1;
+ }
if (verbose) {
printf (_("Flags of %s set as "), name);
print_flags (stdout, sf, 0);
@@ -208,30 +225,31 @@ static int change_attributes(const char * name)
if (fsetflags (name, sf) == -1)
perror (name);
} else {
- if (fgetflags (name, &flags) == -1) {
+ if (rem)
+ flags &= ~rf;
+ if (add)
+ flags |= af;
+ if (extent_file && !(flags & EXT4_EXTENTS_FL)) {
if (!silent)
- com_err (program_name, errno,
- _("while reading flags on %s"), name);
+ com_err(program_name, 0,
+ _("Clearing extent flag not supported on %s"),
+ name);
return -1;
- } else {
- if (rem)
- flags &= ~rf;
- if (add)
- flags |= af;
- if (verbose) {
- printf (_("Flags of %s set as "), name);
- print_flags (stdout, flags, 0);
- printf ("\n");
- }
- if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
- flags &= ~EXT2_DIRSYNC_FL;
- if (fsetflags (name, flags) == -1) {
- if (!silent)
- com_err(program_name, errno,
+ }
+ if (verbose) {
+ printf (_("Flags of %s set as "), name);
+ print_flags (stdout, flags, 0);
+ printf ("\n");
+ }
+ if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+ flags &= ~EXT2_DIRSYNC_FL;
+ if (fsetflags (name, flags) == -1) {
+ if (!silent) {
+ com_err(program_name, errno,
_("while setting flags on %s"),
name);
- return -1;
}
+ return -1;
}
}
if (set_version) {
--
tg: (8680b4e..) an/chattr3 (depends on: master)
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