On Monday 04 December 2006 12:29, Randy Barlow wrote: > Jerry McBride wrote: > > The ext2 fs was formatted with "mke2fs" and mounted with "-t ext2 -o > > sync" The ext3 fs was formatted with "mke2fs -j" and mounted with "-t > > ext3 -o sync" The ext4 fs was formatted with "mke2fs -j" and mounted with > > "-t ext4dev -o sync" > > The ext4 fs was formatted with "mke2fs -j" and mounted with "-t ext4dev > > -o sync,extents" > > So the only thing that will make an FS ext4 is mounting it as ext4? > Does this mean that you could take an existing ext3 FS and just plain > mount it as ext4? > > R
Which version of e2fsprogs are you using and how much are you willing to test a developing filesystem? That aside... as long as you don't use the ext4dev "extents" mount option, there does not seem to be a problem. Atleast none for me and the bit of expirementing that I've done. -- -- Jerry McBride -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
