Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 08:02:50 -0800 From: Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org> To: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@FreeBSD.org>, <koobs@FreeBSD.org>, <src-committers@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r341505 - head/share/man/man5 Message-ID: <11537130-DA0A-4F13-BC24-E5BCA6F2F12C@panasas.com> In-Reply-To: <44199325-5b07-5195-1157-63c197eb5f07@FreeBSD.org> References: <201812042251.wB4MpE2m018782@repo.freebsd.org> <343a2f70-fb4c-bc5c-d32c-789e7797a628@FreeBSD.org> <44199325-5b07-5195-1157-63c197eb5f07@FreeBSD.org>
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> I will be glad to review/commit manpage changes that make things=20 > clearer. We should probably even try to document the format, as I recall=20 > we do for FAT somewhere(?). In addition to updating the manpage, perhaps also create links to it as ext= 3fs.5 and ext4fs.5? -Ravi (rpokala@) =EF=BB=BF-----Original Message----- From: <owner-src-committers@freebsd.org> on behalf of Pedro Giffuni <pfg@Fr= eeBSD.org> Date: 2018-12-05, Wednesday at 07:24 To: <koobs@FreeBSD.org>, <src-committers@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-all@freebsd= .org>, <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r341505 - head/share/man/man5 On 12/5/18 12:06 AM, Kubilay Kocak wrote: >> On 5/12/2018 9:51 am, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: >>> Starting with FreeBSD 12 we fully support writing ext4 filesystems >> >> Can we remove '2' from the module/man/etc name if (since) it supports=20 >> multiple extXfs versions? Is there anything serious preventing it? >> > Bad idea: neither us or linux support the old extfs format. It is a=20 > common misconception that ext3 or ext4 are different filesystems: they=20 > are both extensions over the ext2 format and they were always intended=20 > to work like that. >=20 > You can currently create plain ext2 filesystems on FreeBSD and add=20 > ext3/4 features on top and it will work just fine. The distinction on=20 > linux about ext2/3/4 is rather accidental: they didn't master Version=20 > Control in time to branch instead of forking the implementation a couple=20 > of times. It also seems like ext3 disappeared. >=20 >> Seems minor but I think worth it for discovery/pola/obviousness, and a=20 >> good time (early in the 13.0 cycle). >> >> We get a lot of user questions about ext*fs support on FreeBSD and=20 >> pointing to an ext2fs man page also feels a bit weird. > > This has to be "fixed" through documentation. I will admit that I=20 > haven't been working properly on the documentation, other than trying to=20 > remember some details in the Wiki page. >=20 >> Happy to get/organise a !committer contributor to take care of this if=20 >> no-one wants to pick it up. > > I will be glad to review/commit manpage changes that make things=20 > clearer. We should probably even try to document the format, as I recall=20 > we do for FAT somewhere(?). >=20 > Pedro.
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