From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 5 02:30:17 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1CB116A41F for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:30:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C6DB43D45 for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:30:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jA52UGKm062808 for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:30:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id jA52UGTp062804; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:30:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:30:16 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200511050230.jA52UGTp062804@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Ivan Voras Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F74616A41F for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:21:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ivoras@agricola.home.net) Received: from agricola.home.net (sdgate2.cvjetno.sczg.hr [193.198.8.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0272B43D46 for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:21:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ivoras@agricola.home.net) Received: from agricola.home.net (localhost.home.net [127.0.0.1]) by agricola.home.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jA52LvO3079856 for ; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 03:21:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ivoras@agricola.home.net) Received: (from ivoras@localhost) by agricola.home.net (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id jA52LvgN079855; Sat, 5 Nov 2005 03:21:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ivoras) Message-Id: <200511050221.jA52LvgN079855@agricola.home.net> Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 03:21:57 +0100 (CET) From: Ivan Voras To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/88512: mount_ext2fs man page has no details on large file and journaling support X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ivan Voras List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 02:30:18 -0000 >Number: 88512 >Category: docs >Synopsis: mount_ext2fs man page has no details on large file and journaling support >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Nov 05 02:30:16 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ivan Voras >Release: FreeBSD 6.0-RC1 i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD agricola 6.0-RC1 FreeBSD 6.0-RC1 #9: Wed Oct 12 23:21:24 CEST 2005 ivoras@agricola:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/AGRICOLA i386 >Description: mount_ext2fs(8) is not informative and doesn't mention issues with large file and journaling support. >How-To-Repeat: man mount_ext2fs >Fix: --- mount_ext2fs.8_old Mon Oct 31 20:43:17 2005 +++ mount_ext2fs.8 Mon Oct 31 20:56:45 2005 @@ -60,6 +60,21 @@ .Xr mount 8 man page for possible options and their meanings. .El +.Sh BUGS +Unlike the original Linux implementation, the "large_file" +flag is not set automatically when first file larger than +2GB is created. Instead, +.Xr debugfs 8 +utility from the e2fsprogs port must be used to manually +set the flag with `feature large_file` command. Other than +this, large files are fully supported. + +Support for journaling (ext3) is missing, and filesystems that +have it enabled are treated as plain ext2 filesystems. +This means that +.Xr e2fsck 8 +will have to be used to repair the journal when the filesystem +is to be used in Linux. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mount 2 , .Xr unmount 2 , >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: