On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 02:30:41PM +0530, Chandan Babu R wrote: > Signed-off-by: Chandan Babu R <chandan.babu@xxxxxxxxxx> This should be in the previous patch. > --- > man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 | 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 b/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 > index c0e79d779..23695c768 100644 > --- a/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 > +++ b/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 > @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ xfs_metadump \- copy XFS filesystem metadata to a file > ] [ > .B \-l > .I logdev > +] [ > +.B \-v > +.I version > ] > .I source > .I target > @@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ metadata such as filenames is not considered sensitive. If obfuscation > is required on a metadump with a dirty log, please inform the recipient > of the metadump image about this situation. > .PP > +The contents of an external log device can be dumped only when using the v2 > +format. Metadump in v2 format can be generated by passing the "-v 2" option. Please start each sentence on a separate line. This also should mention that metadump will pick v2 if there's no explicit -v option and the fs has an external log. --D > +.PP > .B xfs_metadump > should not be used for any purposes other than for debugging and reporting > filesystem problems. The most common usage scenario for this tool is when > @@ -134,6 +140,10 @@ this value. The default size is 2097151 blocks. > .B \-o > Disables obfuscation of file names and extended attributes. > .TP > +.B \-v > +The format of the metadump file to be produced. Valid values are 1 and 2. The > +default metadump format is 1. > +.TP > .B \-w > Prints warnings of inconsistent metadata encountered to stderr. Bad metadata > is still copied. > -- > 2.39.1 >
