Re: [PATCH] mkfs.xfs.8: clarify DAX-vs-reflink restrictions in the mkfs.xfs man page

Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:47:34 -0500

On 8/27/21 10:46 AM, Bill O'Donnell wrote:
On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 10:39:18AM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:

+and
+.B \-o dax=always
+) are incompatible with
+reflink-enabled XFS filesystems.  To use filesystem-wide DAX with XFS, specify the
  .B \-m reflink=0
  option to mkfs.xfs to disable the reflink feature.
+Alternatey, use the
s /Alternatey/Alternately

Doh! Thanks.

-Eric