From: Phillip Susi Subject: [PATCH] mke2fs: clarify inode ratio in man page Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 10:39:42 -0400 Message-ID: <1381156782-31422-1-git-send-email-psusi@ubuntu.com> Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org To: tytso@mit.edu Return-path: Received: from rrcs-67-78-168-186.se.biz.rr.com ([67.78.168.186]:47496 "EHLO iriserv.iradimed.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751487Ab3JGOtu (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Oct 2013 10:49:50 -0400 Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The man page still said it was not possible to change the number of inodes on a filesystem after creating it. You actually can by resizing the fs, so clarify this language a bit. --- misc/mke2fs.8.in | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.8.in b/misc/mke2fs.8.in index fe2dcdb..873fdbf 100644 --- a/misc/mke2fs.8.in +++ b/misc/mke2fs.8.in @@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ bytes of space on the disk. The larger the ratio, the fewer inodes will be created. This value generally shouldn't be smaller than the blocksize of the filesystem, since in that case more inodes would be made than can ever be used. Be warned that it is not -possible to expand the number -of inodes on a filesystem after it is created, so be careful deciding the -correct value for this parameter. +possible to change this ratio on a filesystem after it is created, so be +careful deciding the correct value for this parameter. Note that resizing +a filesystem changes the numer of inodes to maintain this ratio. .TP .BI \-I " inode-size" Specify the size of each inode in bytes. -- 1.8.1.2