Include btrfs, f2fs, and nilfs to list of supported filesystems, with note
the list can be incomplete.
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@xxxxxx>
---
sys-utils/fsfreeze.8 | 14 ++++++++++++++
sys-utils/fsfreeze.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8 b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8
index c5bac7334..c5d812dff 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8
+++ b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.8
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ Display version information and exit.
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
Display help text and exit.
+.SH FILESYSTEM SUPPORT
+This command will work only if filesystem supports has support for freezing.
+List of these filesystems include (2016-12-18)
+.BR btrfs ,
+.BR ext2/3/4 ,
+.BR f2fs ,
+.BR jfs ,
+.BR nilfs2 ,
+.BR reiserfs ,
+and
+.BR xfs .
+Previous list may be incomplete, as more filesystems get support. If in
+doubt easiest way to know if a filesystem has support is create a small
+loopback mount and test freezing it.
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Written by Hajime Taira.
diff --git a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c
index a9b32aa66..41a33659e 100644
--- a/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c
+++ b/sys-utils/fsfreeze.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
_(" %s [options] <mountpoint>\n"), program_invocation_short_name);
fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
- fputs(_("Suspend access to a filesystem (ext3/4, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS).\n"), out);
+ fputs(_("Suspend access to a filesystem.\n"), out);
fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -f, --freeze freeze the filesystem\n"), out);
--
2.11.0
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