btrfs-progs: docs: fixups, references
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@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ btrfs-progs-6.3.1 (2023-05-29)
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* mkfs: make option --rootdir more verbose and report start when filling
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from the given directory starts
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* experimental:
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* btrfstune: checksum switch logic reimplemented, conversion of all
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metadata and data now works, resume from various states also supported
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* btrfstune: checksum switch logic reimplemented, conversion of all
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metadata and data now works, resume from various states also supported
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* other:
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* more CI github actions test coverage
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* more kernel/userspace source code sync
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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ information look below.
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The version states at which version a feature has been merged into the mainline
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kernel. It does not tell anything about at which kernel version it is
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considered mature enough for production use. For an estimation on stability of
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features see [[Status]] page.
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features see :doc:`Status<Status>` page.
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6.x
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---
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@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ features see [[Status]] page.
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Send protocol update that adds new commands and extends existing
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functionality to write large data chunks. Compressed (and encrypted)
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extents can be optionally emitted and transferred as-is without the need
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to recompress (or reencrypt) on the receiving side.
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to re-compress (or re-encrypt) on the receiving side.
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6.0 - sysfs exports commit stats
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The file /sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/commit_stats shows number of commits and
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The file :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/commit_stats` shows number of commits and
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various time related statistics.
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6.0 - sysfs exports chunk sizes
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Chunk size value can be read from
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/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/allocation/PROFILE/chunk_size .
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/allocation/PROFILE/chunk_size`.
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6.0 - sysfs shows zoned mode among features
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The zoned mode has been supported since 5.10 and adding functionality.
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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ features see [[Status]] page.
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6.0 - checksum implementation is logged at mount time
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When a filesystem is mounted the implementation backing the checksums
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is logged. The information is also accessible in
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/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/checksum .
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/checksum`.
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6.1 - sysfs support to temporarily skip exact qgroup accounting
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Allow user override of qgroup accounting and make it temporarily out
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features.
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6.1 - discard stats available in sysfs
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The directory '/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/discard' exports statistics and
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The directory :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/discard` exports statistics and
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tunables related to discard.
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6.1 - additional qgroup stats in sysfs
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The overall status of qgroups are exported in
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/sys/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/qgroups/ .
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:file:`/sys/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/qgroups/`.
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6.1 - check that subperblock is unchanged at thaw time
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6.1 - check that super block is unchanged at thaw time
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Do full check of super block once a filesystem is thawed. This namely
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happens when system resumes from suspend or hibernation. Accidental
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change by other operating systems will be detected.
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6.3 - discard=async settings tuned
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The default IOPS limit has changed from 100 to 1000 and writing value 0
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to '/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/discard/iops_limit' newly means to not do any
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to :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/discard/iops_limit` newly means to not do any
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throttling.
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6.3 - block group allocation class heuristics
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in block groups, assuming that file size and life time is correlated,
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in particular this may help during balance. The stats about the number
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of used classes per block group type is exported in
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'/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/allocation/\*/size_classes'.
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/allocation/\*/size_classes`.
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6.3 - in DEV_INFO ioctl export per-device FSID
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A seeding device could have a different FSID, available in syfs and now
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A seeding device could have a different FSID, available in sysfs and now
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available via DEV_INFO ioctl.
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6.3 - send utimes cache, reduced stream size
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Utimes for directories are emitted into the send steram only when
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Utimes for directories are emitted into the send stream only when
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finalizing the directory, the cache also gains significant speedups (up
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to 10x).
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filesystem. Now supports: nologreplay, usebackuproot
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5.9 - qgroups in sysfs
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The information about qgroup status and relations is exported in */sys/fs/UUID/qgroups*
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The information about qgroup status and relations is exported in :file:`/sys/fs/UUID/qgroups`
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5.9 - FS_INFO ioctl
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Export more information: checksum type, checksum size, generation, metadata_uuid
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5.11 - remove *inode_cache*
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Remove inode number caching feature (mount -o inode_cache)
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5.11 - more rescue=
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5.11 - more rescue= modes
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Additional modes for mount option *rescue=*: ignorebadroots/ibadroots,
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ignoredatacsums/idatacsums. All are exported in sysfs.
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ignoredatacsums/idatacsums. All are exported in
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/features/supported_rescue_options`.
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5.12 - zoned mode
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Support for zoned devices with special allocation/write mode to
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fixed-size zones. See [[Zoned]].
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fixed-size zones. See :doc:`Zoned<Zoned-mode>`.
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5.13 - supported_sectorsizes in sysfs
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List supported sector sizes in sysfs file /sys/fs/btrfs/features/supported_sectorsizes
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List supported sector sizes in sysfs file :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/features/supported_sectorsizes`.
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5.14 - sysfs scrub bw limit
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Tunable bandwidth limit
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(/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/devinfo/DEVID/scrub_speed_max) for scrub (and
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/devinfo/DEVID/scrub_speed_max` for scrub (and
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device replace) for a given device.
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5.14 - sysfs device stats
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The device stats can be also found in /sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/devinfo/DEVID/error_stats.
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The device stats can be also found in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/devinfo/DEVID/error_stats`.
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5.14 - cancellable resize, device delete
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The filesystem resize and device delete operations can be cancelled by
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5.17 - *no warning with flushoncommit*
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Mounting with *-o flushoncommit* does not trigger the (harmless)
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warning at each transaction commit
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warning at each transaction commit.
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.. note::
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Also backported to 5.15.27 and 5.16.13
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5.18 - zoned and DUP metadata
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DUP metadata works with zoned mode
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DUP metadata works with zoned mode.
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5.18 - encoded data ioctl
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New ioctls to read and write pre-encoded data (i.e. no transformation
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and directly written as extents), now works for compressed data
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and directly written as extents), now works for compressed data.
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5.18 - *removed balance ioctl v1*
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The support for ioctl BTRFS_IOC_BALANCE has been removed, superseded by
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BTRFS_IOC_BALANCE_V2m long time ago
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BTRFS_IOC_BALANCE_V2 long time ago.
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5.18 - *cross-mount reflink works*
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the VFS limitation to reflink files on separate subvolume mounts of the
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same filesystem has been removed
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The VFS limitation to reflink files on separate subvolume mounts of the
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same filesystem has been removed.
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5.18 - syslog error messages with filesystem state
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Messages are printed with a one letter tag ("state: X") that denotes in
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Add possibility to set a threshold to automatically reclaim block groups
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also in non-zoned mode. By default completely empty block groups are
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reclaimed automatically but the threshold can be tuned in
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/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/allocation/PROFILE/bg_reclaim_threshold .
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/allocation/PROFILE/bg_reclaim_threshold`.
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5.19 - tree-checker verifies metadata block ownership
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Additional check done by tree-checker to verify relationship between a
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4.4 - balance filter updates
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Enhanced syntax and new balance filters:
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* limit=min..max
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* usage=min..max
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* stripes=min..max
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* limit=min..max
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* usage=min..max
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* stripes=min..max
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4.5 - free space tree
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Improved implementation of free space cache (aka v2), using b-trees.
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4.6 - read features from control device
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The existing ioctl GET_SUPPORTED_FEATURES can be now used on the
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control device (/dev/btrfs-control) and returns the supported features
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control device (:file:`/dev/btrfs-control`) and returns the supported features
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without any mounted filesystem.
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4.7 - delete device by id
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4.15 - *ref-verify*
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Debugging functionality to verify extent references. New mount option
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<i>ref-verify</i>, must be built with CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_REF_VERIFY.
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*ref-verify*, must be built with CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_REF_VERIFY.
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4.15 - ZLIB level
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Allow to set the ZLIB compression level via mount option, e.g. like
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An enhanced version of ioctl that can translate logical extent offset
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to inode numbers, "who owns this block". For certain use cases the V1
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performs bad and this is addressed by V2.
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[https://git.kernel.org/linus/d24a67b2d997c860a42516076f3315c2ad2d2884
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Read more.]
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See for more https://git.kernel.org/linus/d24a67b2d997c860a42516076f3315c2ad2d2884 .
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4.15 - compression heuristics
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Apply a few heuristics to the data before they're compressed to decide
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sampling, repeated pattern detection, Shannon entropy calculation.
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4.16 - fallocate: zero range
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Mode of the [http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/fallocate.2.html
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*fallocate*] syscall to zero file range.
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Mode of the *fallocate* syscall to zero file range.
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4.17 - *removed user transaction ioctl*
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deprecated in 4.14, see above
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Deprecated in 4.14, see above.
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4.17 - *rmdir* on subvolumes
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Allow rmdir to delete an empty subvolume.
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Allow *rmdir* to delete an empty subvolume.
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4.18 - XFLAGS ioctl
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Add support for ioctl FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR/FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR, successor of
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Support for metadata blocks larger than page size
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Default nodesize is 16k since btrfs-progs 3.12
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Default nodesize is 16KiB since btrfs-progs 3.12
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3.4 - error handling
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Generic infrastructure for graceful error handling (EIO)
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3.6 - send/receive
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Ability to transfer one filesystem via a data stream (full or
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incremental) and apply the changes on a remote filesystem.
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3.7 - extrefs
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Hardlink count limit is lifted to 64k
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Hardlink count limit is lifted to 65536.
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3.7 - hole punching
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Implement the FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE mode of *fallocate*
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Implement the FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE mode of *fallocate*.
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3.8 - device replace
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Efficient replacement of existing device (add/remove in one go)
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Efficient replacement of existing device (add/remove in one go).
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3.9 - raid 5/6 *(incomplete)*
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Basic support for RAID5/6 profiles, no crash resiliency, replace and scrub support
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Basic support for RAID5/6 profiles, no crash resiliency, replace and
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scrub support.
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3.9 - snapshot-aware defrag
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Defrag does not break links between shared extents (snapshots, reflinked files)
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Defrag does not break links between shared extents (snapshots,
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reflinked files).
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Disabled since 3.14 (and backported to some stable kernel versions)
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due to problems. Has been completely removed in 5.6.
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3.9 - lightweight send
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A mode of *send* that does not add the actual file data to the stream
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A mode of *send* that does not add the actual file data to the stream.
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3.9 - on-line label set/get
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Label editable on mounted filesystems
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Label editable on mounted filesystems.
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3.10 - skinny metadata
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Reduced metadata size (format change) of extents
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Reduced metadata size (format change) of extents.
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Default since btrfs-progs 3.18
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3.10 - qgroup rescan
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Sync qgroups with existing filesystem data
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Sync qgroups with existing filesystem data.
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3.12 - UUID tree
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A map of subvolume/UUID that vastly speeds up send/receive
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A map of subvolume/UUID that vastly speeds up send/receive.
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3.12 - out-of-bound deduplication
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Support for deduplicating extents on a given set of files.
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3.14 - no-holes
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No extent representation for file holes (format change), may reduce overall metadata consumption
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No extent representation for file holes (format change), may reduce
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overall metadata consumption
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3.14 - feature bits in sysfs
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/sys/fs/btrfs exports various bits about filesystem capabilities and feature support
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs` exports various bits about filesystem
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capabilities and feature support
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3.16 - O_TMPFILE
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Mode of open() to safely create a temporary file
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* reduced size of metadata by so-called '''[[Feature:Skinny_Metadata|skinny extents]]''' [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3173a18f70554fe7880bb2d85c7da566e364eb3c]
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* reduced size of metadata by so-called :ref:`skinny extents<mkfs-feature-skinny-metadata>` [http://git.kernel.org/linus/3173a18f70554fe7880bb2d85c7da566e364eb3c]
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* enhanced syslog message format [http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.btrfs/24330]
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* the mount option ''subvolrootid'' is deprecated
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* lots of stability improvements, removed <big>many</big> <small>BUG_ONs</small> <!-- a big thing! -->
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* lots of stability improvements, removed many< BUG_ONs
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* qgroups are automatically created when quotas are enabled [http://git.kernel.org/linus/7708f029dca5f1b9e9d6ea01ab10cd83e4c74ff2]
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* qgroups are able to ''rescan'' current filesystem and sync the quota state with the existing subvolumes
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* enhanced ''send/recv '' format for multiplexing more data into one stream [http://git.kernel.org/linus/c2c71324ecb471c932bc1ff59e46ffcf82f274fc]
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* Major performance improvement for send/receive with large numbers of subvolumes
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* Support for batch [[deduplication]] (userspace tools required)
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* Support for batch :doc:`deduplication<Deduplication>` (userspace tools required)
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* new mount option ''commit'' to set the commit interval
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* Lots of stability and bugfix patches
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* snapshots of *for-next*, that contain all of the above (e.g. for-next-20200512)
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Note that the branches get rebased. The base point for patches depend on the
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development phase. See [[Developer%27s_FAQ#Development_schedule]].
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development phase. See :ref:`development schedule<devfaq-development-schedule>`.
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Independent changes can be based on the *linus/master* branch, changes that
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could depend on patches that have been added to one of the queues should use
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that as a base.
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- a particular feature combination that has a different status and is
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- you know of a bug that lowers the feature status
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- a reference could be enhanced by an actual link to documentation
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(wiki, manual pages)
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Subpage block size
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-O|--features <feature1>[,<feature2>...]
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A list of filesystem features enabled the at time of conversion. Not all features
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are supported by old kernels. To disable a feature, prefix it with *^*.
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Description of the features is in section *FILESYSTEM FEATURES* of
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Description of the features is in section
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:ref:`FILESYSTEM FEATURES<man-mkfs-filesystem-features>` of
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:doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>`.
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stats [options] <path>|<device>
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Read and print the device IO error statistics for all devices of the given
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filesystem identified by *path* or for a single *device>. The filesystem must
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be mounted. See section *DEVICE STATS* for more information about the reported
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statistics and the meaning.
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filesystem identified by *path* or for a single *device*. The filesystem must
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be mounted. See section :ref:`DEVICE STATS<man-device-device-stats>`
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for more information about the reported statistics and the meaning.
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``Options``
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If conflicting options are passed, the last one takes precedence.
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.. _man-device-device-stats:
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DEVICE STATS
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*/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/devinfo/DEVID/error_stats*.
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:file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/FSID/devinfo/DEVID/error_stats`.
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EXIT STATUS
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-----------
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|
|
|||
|
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@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ usage [options] <path> [<path>...]
|
|||
filesystem)
|
||||
* *Multiple profiles* -- what block group types (data, metadata) have
|
||||
more than one profile (single, raid1, ...), see :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>` section
|
||||
*FILESYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE BLOCK GROUP PROFILES*.
|
||||
:ref:`FILESYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE PROFILES<man-btrfs5-filesystem-with-multiple-profiles>`.
|
||||
|
||||
And on a zoned filesystem there are two more lines in the *Device* section:
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ tools. Currently covers:
|
|||
#. RAID56 status and recommended practices
|
||||
#. storage model, hardware considerations
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs5-mount-option:
|
||||
|
||||
MOUNT OPTIONS
|
||||
-------------
|
||||
|
||||
.. include:: ch-mount-options.rst
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs5-filesystem-features:
|
||||
|
||||
FILESYSTEM FEATURES
|
||||
-------------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ after mkfs, on a mounted filesystem
|
|||
in the directory */sys/fs/btrfs/features/*, one file per feature. The value *1*
|
||||
means the feature can be enabled.
|
||||
|
||||
List of features (see also :doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` section *FILESYSTEM FEATURES*):
|
||||
List of features (see also :doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` section
|
||||
:ref:`FILESYSTEM FEATURES<man-mkfs-filesystem-features>`):
|
||||
|
||||
big_metadata
|
||||
(since: 3.4)
|
||||
|
|
@ -189,6 +193,8 @@ SWAPFILE SUPPORT
|
|||
|
||||
.. include:: ch-swapfile.rst
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-mkfs-checksum-algorithms:
|
||||
|
||||
CHECKSUM ALGORITHMS
|
||||
-------------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -204,6 +210,8 @@ SYSFS INTERFACE
|
|||
|
||||
.. include:: ch-sysfs.rst
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs5-fileysstem-exclusive-operations:
|
||||
|
||||
FILESYSTEM EXCLUSIVE OPERATIONS
|
||||
-------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -245,6 +253,8 @@ FILE ATTRIBUTES
|
|||
|
||||
.. include:: ch-file-attributes.rst
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs5-zoned-mode:
|
||||
|
||||
ZONED MODE
|
||||
----------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -294,6 +304,7 @@ work and a workaround would need to be used to mount a multi-device filesystem.
|
|||
The mount option *device* can trigger the device scanning during mount, see
|
||||
also :command:`btrfs device scan`.
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs5-filesystem-with-multiple-profiles:
|
||||
|
||||
FILESYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE PROFILES
|
||||
---------------------------------
|
||||
|
|
@ -359,6 +370,7 @@ that report space usage: :command:`filesystem df`, :command:`device usage`. The
|
|||
|
||||
Multiple profiles: yes (data, metadata)
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs5-seeding-device:
|
||||
|
||||
SEEDING DEVICE
|
||||
--------------
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ of a btrfs filesystem. The quota groups (qgroups) are managed by the subcommand
|
|||
.. note::
|
||||
Qgroups are different than the traditional user quotas and designed
|
||||
to track shared and exclusive data per-subvolume. Please refer to the section
|
||||
*HIERARCHICAL QUOTA GROUP CONCEPTS* for a detailed description.
|
||||
:ref:`HIERARCHICAL QUOTA GROUP CONCEPTS<man-quota-hierarchical-quota-group-concepts>`
|
||||
for a detailed description.
|
||||
|
||||
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
|
@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ the core of the filesystem operation. Qgroup users have hit various corner cases
|
|||
over time, such as incorrect accounting or system instability. The situation is
|
||||
gradually improving and issues found and fixed.
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-quota-hierarchical-quota-group-concepts:
|
||||
|
||||
HIERARCHICAL QUOTA GROUP CONCEPTS
|
||||
---------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ DESCRIPTION
|
|||
|
||||
The :command:`btrfs` utility is a toolbox for managing btrfs filesystems. There are
|
||||
command groups to work with subvolumes, devices, for whole filesystem or other
|
||||
specific actions. See section *COMMANDS*.
|
||||
specific actions. See section :ref:`COMMANDS<man-btrfs8-commands>`.
|
||||
|
||||
There are also standalone tools for some tasks like :command:`btrfs-convert` or
|
||||
:command:`btrfstune` that were separate historically and/or haven't been merged to the
|
||||
main utility. See section *STANDALONE TOOLS* for more details.
|
||||
main utility. See section :ref:`STANDALONE TOOLS<man-btrfs8-standalone-tools>`
|
||||
for more details.
|
||||
|
||||
For other topics (mount options, etc) please refer to the separate manual
|
||||
page :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`.
|
||||
|
|
@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ The remaining options are relevant only for the main tool:
|
|||
--version
|
||||
print version string
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs8-commands:
|
||||
|
||||
COMMANDS
|
||||
--------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -131,6 +134,8 @@ subvolume
|
|||
Create/delete/list/manage btrfs subvolume.
|
||||
See :doc:`btrfs-subvolume(8)<btrfs-subvolume>` for details.
|
||||
|
||||
.. _man-btrfs8-standalone-tools:
|
||||
|
||||
STANDALONE TOOLS
|
||||
----------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ parameters. The filesystem must be unmounted.
|
|||
The common use case is to enable features that were not enabled at mkfs time.
|
||||
Please make sure that you have kernel support for the features. You can find a
|
||||
complete list of features and kernel version of their introduction at
|
||||
https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Changelog#By_feature . Also, the
|
||||
manual page :doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` contains more details about the features.
|
||||
:doc:`Feature by version<Feature-by-version>` page. Also, the manual page
|
||||
:doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` contains more details about the features.
|
||||
|
||||
Some of the features could be also enabled on a mounted filesystem by other
|
||||
means. Please refer to the *FILESYSTEM FEATURES* in :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`.
|
||||
|
|
@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ OPTIONS
|
|||
Enable seeding on a given device. Value 1 will enable seeding, 0 will
|
||||
disable it. A seeding filesystem is forced to be mounted read-only. A
|
||||
new device can be added to the filesystem and will capture all writes
|
||||
keeping the seeding device intact. See also section *SEEDING DEVICE*
|
||||
keeping the seeding device intact. See also section
|
||||
:ref:`SEEDING DEVICE<man-btrfs5-seeding-device>`
|
||||
in :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`.
|
||||
|
||||
.. warning::
|
||||
|
|
@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ OPTIONS
|
|||
.. warning::
|
||||
Cancelling or interrupting a UUID change operation will make
|
||||
the filesystem temporarily unmountable. To fix it, rerun
|
||||
*btrfstune -u* and let it complete.
|
||||
:command:`btrfstune -u` and let it complete.
|
||||
|
||||
-x
|
||||
(since kernel: 3.10)
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -80,4 +80,5 @@ Profile names, used in *profiles* and *convert* are one of: *raid0*, *raid1*,
|
|||
*raid1c3*, *raid1c4*, *raid10*, *raid5*, *raid6*, *dup*, *single*. The mixed
|
||||
data/metadata profiles can be converted in the same way, but it's conversion
|
||||
between mixed and non-mixed is not implemented. For the constraints of the
|
||||
profiles please refer to :doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>`, section *PROFILES*.
|
||||
profiles please refer to :doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` section
|
||||
:ref:`PROFILES<man-mkfs-profiles>`.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
|
|||
The primary purpose of the balance feature is to spread block groups across
|
||||
all devices so they match constraints defined by the respective profiles. See
|
||||
:doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` section *PROFILES* for more details.
|
||||
:doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>` section :ref:`PROFILES<man-mkfs-profiles>`
|
||||
for more details.
|
||||
The scope of the balancing process can be further tuned by use of filters that
|
||||
can select the block groups to process. Balance works only on a mounted
|
||||
filesystem. Extent sharing is preserved and reflinks are not broken.
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
|
|||
GRUB2 (https://www.gnu.org/software/grub) has the most advanced support of
|
||||
booting from BTRFS with respect to features.
|
||||
|
||||
U-boot (https://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/) has decent support for booting but
|
||||
U-Boot (https://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/) has decent support for booting but
|
||||
not all BTRFS features are implemented, check the documentation.
|
||||
|
||||
In general, the first 1MiB on each device is unused with the exception of
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ How to enable compression
|
|||
Typically the compression can be enabled on the whole filesystem, specified for
|
||||
the mount point. Note that the compression mount options are shared among all
|
||||
mounts of the same filesystem, either bind mounts or subvolume mounts.
|
||||
Please refer to section *MOUNT OPTIONS*.
|
||||
Please refer to :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>` section
|
||||
:ref:`MOUNT OPTIONS<man-btrfs5-mount-option>`.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: shell
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ or enabling some features on-the-fly.
|
|||
|
||||
* **block group profile change on-the-fly** -- the block group profiles can be
|
||||
changed on a mounted filesystem by running the balance operation and
|
||||
specifying the conversion filters (see :doc:`balance<Balance>`.)
|
||||
specifying the conversion filters (see :doc:`balance<Balance>`)
|
||||
|
||||
* **resize** -- the space occupied by the filesystem on each device can be
|
||||
resized up (grow) or down (shrink) as long as the amount of data can be still
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ maximum number of inodes
|
|||
|
||||
inode numbers
|
||||
minimum number: 256 (for subvolumes), regular files and directories: 257,
|
||||
maximum number: (2\:sup:`64` - 256)
|
||||
maximum number: (2\ :sup:`64` - 256)
|
||||
|
||||
The inode numbers that can be assigned to user created files are from
|
||||
the whole 64bit space except first 256 and last 256 in that range that
|
||||
|
|
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ maximum number of subvolumes
|
|||
|
||||
maximum number of hardlinks of a file in a directory
|
||||
65536 when the *extref* feature is turned on during mkfs (default), roughly
|
||||
100 otherwise
|
||||
100 otherwise and depends on file name length that fits into one metadata node
|
||||
|
||||
minimum filesystem size
|
||||
the minimal size of each device depends on the *mixed-bg* feature, without that
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
|
|||
Btrfs has a sysfs interface to provide extra knobs.
|
||||
|
||||
The top level path is `/sys/fs/btrfs/`, and the main directory layout is the following:
|
||||
The top level path is :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/`, and the main directory layout is the following:
|
||||
|
||||
============================= =================================== ========
|
||||
Relative Path Description Version
|
||||
|
|
@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ features/ All supported features 3.14+
|
|||
<UUID>/discard/ Discard stats and tunables 6.1+
|
||||
============================= =================================== ========
|
||||
|
||||
For `/sys/fs/btrfs/features/` directory, each file means a supported feature
|
||||
For :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/features/` directory, each file means a supported feature
|
||||
for the current kernel.
|
||||
|
||||
For `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/features/` directory, each file means an enabled
|
||||
For :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/features/` directory, each file means an enabled
|
||||
feature for the mounted filesystem.
|
||||
|
||||
The features shares the same name in section *FILESYSTEM FEATURES*.
|
||||
The features shares the same name in section
|
||||
:ref:`FILESYSTEM FEATURES<man-btrfs5-filesystem-features>`.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Files in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/` directory are:
|
||||
Files in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
bg_reclaim_threshold
|
||||
(RW, since: 5.19)
|
||||
|
|
@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ checksum
|
|||
(RO, since: 5.5)
|
||||
|
||||
The checksum used for the mounted filesystem.
|
||||
This includes both the checksum type (see section *CHECKSUM ALGORITHMS*)
|
||||
This includes both the checksum type (see section
|
||||
:ref:`CHECKSUM ALGORITHMS<man-mkfs-checksum-algorithms>`)
|
||||
and the implemented driver (mostly shows if it's hardware accelerated).
|
||||
|
||||
clone_alignment
|
||||
|
|
@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ exclusive_operation
|
|||
(RO, since: 5.10)
|
||||
|
||||
Shows the running exclusive operation.
|
||||
Check section *FILESYSTEM EXCLUSIVE OPERATIONS* for details.
|
||||
Check section
|
||||
:ref:`FILESYSTEM EXCLUSIVE OPERATIONS<man-btrfs5-fileysstem-exclusive-operations>`
|
||||
for details.
|
||||
|
||||
generation
|
||||
(RO, since: 5.11)
|
||||
|
|
@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ sectorsize
|
|||
Shows the sectorsize of the mounted filesystem.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Files and directories in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/allocations` directory are:
|
||||
Files and directories in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/allocations` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
global_rsv_reserved
|
||||
(RO, since: 3.14)
|
||||
|
|
@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ global_rsv_size
|
|||
Space info accounting for the 3 chunk types.
|
||||
Mostly for debug purposes.
|
||||
|
||||
Files in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/allocations/{data,metadata,system}` directory are:
|
||||
Files in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/allocations/{data,metadata,system}` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
bg_reclaim_threshold
|
||||
(RW, since: 5.19)
|
||||
|
|
@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ chunk_size
|
|||
Shows the chunk size. Can be changed for data and metadata.
|
||||
Cannot be set for zoned devices.
|
||||
|
||||
Files in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/devinfo/<DEVID>` directory are:
|
||||
Files in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/devinfo/<DEVID>` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
error_stats:
|
||||
(RO, since: 5.14)
|
||||
|
|
@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ writeable
|
|||
|
||||
Show if the device is writeable.
|
||||
|
||||
Files in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/qgroups/` directory are:
|
||||
Files in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/qgroups/` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
enabled
|
||||
(RO, since: 6.1)
|
||||
|
|
@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ drop_subtree_threshold
|
|||
Lower value can reduce qgroup workload, at the cost of extra qgroup rescan
|
||||
to re-calculate the numbers.
|
||||
|
||||
Files in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/<LEVEL>_<ID>/` directory are:
|
||||
Files in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/<LEVEL>_<ID>/` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
exclusive
|
||||
(RO, since: 5.9)
|
||||
|
|
@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ rsv_meta_prealloc
|
|||
|
||||
Shows the reserved bytes for preallocated metadata.
|
||||
|
||||
Files in `/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/discard/` directory are:
|
||||
Files in :file:`/sys/fs/btrfs/<UUID>/discard/` directory are:
|
||||
|
||||
discardable_bytes
|
||||
(RO, since: 6.1)
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ You may also read a perspective from Linux Foundation that shares a similar
|
|||
view:
|
||||
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/copyright-notices-in-open-source-software-projects/
|
||||
|
||||
.. _devfaq-development-schedule:
|
||||
|
||||
Development schedule
|
||||
--------------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ The Btrfs snapshotting implementation is based on the ideas he
|
|||
presented.
|
||||
|
||||
Btrfsck
|
||||
~~~~~~~
|
||||
-------
|
||||
|
||||
The filesystem checking utility is a crucial tool, but it can be a major
|
||||
bottleneck in getting systems back online after something has gone
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Welcome to BTRFS documentation!
|
|||
man-index
|
||||
Administration
|
||||
Hardware
|
||||
CHANGES
|
||||
Feature-by-version
|
||||
Kernel-by-version
|
||||
CHANGES
|
||||
Contributors
|
||||
Glossary
|
||||
INSTALL
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ as well. Multiple devices are grouped by UUID of the filesystem.
|
|||
|
||||
Before mounting such filesystem, the kernel module must know all the devices
|
||||
either via preceding execution of :command:`btrfs device scan` or using the *device*
|
||||
mount option. See section *MULTIPLE DEVICES* for more details.
|
||||
mount option. See section :ref:`MULTIPLE DEVICES<man-mkfs-multiple-devices>`
|
||||
for more details.
|
||||
|
||||
The default block group profiles for data and metadata depend on number of
|
||||
devices and possibly other factors. It's recommended to use specific profiles
|
||||
|
|
@ -35,14 +36,16 @@ OPTIONS
|
|||
--csum <type>, --checksum <type>
|
||||
Specify the checksum algorithm. Default is *crc32c*. Valid values are *crc32c*,
|
||||
*xxhash*, *sha256* or *blake2*. To mount such filesystem kernel must support the
|
||||
checksums as well. See *CHECKSUM ALGORITHMS* in :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`.
|
||||
checksums as well. See section :ref:`CHECKSUM ALGORITHMS<man-mkfs-checksum-algorithms>`
|
||||
in :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`.
|
||||
|
||||
-d|--data <profile>
|
||||
Specify the profile for the data block groups. Valid values are *raid0*,
|
||||
*raid1*, *raid1c3*, *raid1c4*, *raid5*, *raid6*, *raid10* or *single* or *dup*
|
||||
(case does not matter).
|
||||
|
||||
See *DUP PROFILES ON A SINGLE DEVICE* for more details.
|
||||
See section :ref:`DUP PROFILES ON A SINGLE DEVICE<man-mkfs-dup-profiles-on-a-single-device>`
|
||||
for more details.
|
||||
|
||||
On multiple devices, the default was *raid0* until version 5.7, while it is
|
||||
*single* since version 5.8. You can still select *raid0* manually, but it was not
|
||||
|
|
@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ OPTIONS
|
|||
.. note::
|
||||
Up to version 5.14 there was a detection of a SSD device (more precisely
|
||||
if it's a rotational device, determined by the contents of file
|
||||
*/sys/block/DEV/queue/rotational*) that used to select *single*. This has
|
||||
:file:`/sys/block/DEV/queue/rotational`) that used to select *single*. This has
|
||||
changed in version 5.15 to be always *dup*.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that the rotational status can be arbitrarily set by the underlying block
|
||||
|
|
@ -71,7 +74,8 @@ OPTIONS
|
|||
etc). It's recommended to always set the options *--data/--metadata* to avoid
|
||||
confusion and unexpected results.
|
||||
|
||||
See *DUP PROFILES ON A SINGLE DEVICE* for more details.
|
||||
See section :ref:`DUP PROFILES ON A SINGLE DEVICE<man-mkfs-dup-profiles-on-a-single-device>`
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for more details.
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On multiple devices the default is *raid1*.
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A list of filesystem features turned on at mkfs time. Not all features are
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supported by old kernels. To disable a feature, prefix it with *^*.
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See section *FILESYSTEM FEATURES* for more details. To see all available
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features that :command:`mkfs.btrfs` supports run:
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See section :ref:`FILESYSTEM FEATURES<man-mkfs-filesystem-features>`
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for more details. To see all available features that
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:command:`mkfs.btrfs` supports run:
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.. code-block:: bash
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base. The recognized suffixes are: *k*, *m*, *g*, *t*, *p*, *e*, both uppercase
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and lowercase.
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.. _man-mkfs-multiple-devices:
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MULTIPLE DEVICES
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----------------
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.. warning::
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RAID5/6 has known problems and should not be used in production.
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.. _man-mkfs-filesystem-features:
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FILESYSTEM FEATURES
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-------------------
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Features that can be enabled during creation time. See also :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>` section
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*FILESYSTEM FEATURES*.
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:ref:`FILESYSTEM FEATURES<man-btrfs5-filesystem-features>`.
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mixed-bg
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(kernel support since 2.6.37)
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@ -275,8 +284,9 @@ zoned
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(kernel support since 5.12)
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zoned mode, data allocation and write friendly to zoned/SMR/ZBC/ZNS devices,
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see *ZONED MODE* in :doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`, the mode is automatically selected when
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a zoned device is detected
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see :ref:`ZONED MODE<man-btrfs5-zoned-mode>` in
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:doc:`btrfs(5)<btrfs-man5>`, the mode is automatically selected when a
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zoned device is detected
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quota
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(kernel support since 3.4)
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@ -332,7 +342,9 @@ RAID
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profile
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when used in connection with block groups refers to the allocation strategy
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and constraints, see the section *PROFILES* for more details
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and constraints, see the section :ref:`PROFILES<man-mkfs-profiles>` for more details
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.. _man-mkfs-profiles:
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PROFILES
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--------
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@ -456,6 +468,8 @@ C1 QD PB D1
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PD B2 PC PA
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======== ======== ======== ========
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.. _man-mkfs-dup-profiles-on-a-single-device:
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DUP PROFILES ON A SINGLE DEVICE
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-------------------------------
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@ -508,7 +522,7 @@ to be created and could end up in the following situation:
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# mkfs.btrfs -f -n 65536 /dev/loop0
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btrfs-progs v3.19-rc2-405-g976307c
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||||
See http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for more information.
|
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See https://btrfs.readthedocs.io for more information.
|
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|
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Performing full device TRIM (512.00MiB) ...
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Label: (null)
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3
INSTALL
3
INSTALL
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@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Generating documentation:
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- sphinx
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|
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Please note that the package names may differ according to the distribution.
|
||||
See https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Btrfs_source_repositories#Dependencies .
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|
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|
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Building from sources
|
||||
|
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@ -122,4 +121,4 @@ versions on a 32bit host is recommended.
|
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|
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References:
|
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* https://btrfs.readthedocs.io
|
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* https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org
|
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* https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org (outdated)
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