Unstable Linux Kernel 2.6.19-rc1-mm1 Released w/ ext4
Andrew Morton has tagged 2.6.19-rc1-mm1. Interesting features of this release include the preliminary ext4 file system with extents. In addition there are the usual slew of early -rc-mm kernel additions.
- Added the ext4 filesystem. Quick usage instructions:
- Grab updated e2fsprogs from
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs-interim/
- It's still mke2fs -j /dev/hda1
- mount /dev/hda1 /wherever -t ext4dev
- To enable extents,
mount /dev/hda1 /wherever -t ext4dev -o extents
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