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| config EXT3_FS | |
| tristate "Ext3 journalling file system support" | |
| select JBD | |
| help | |
| This is the journalling version of the Second extended file system | |
| (often called ext3), the de facto standard Linux file system | |
| (method to organize files on a storage device) for hard disks. | |
| The journalling code included in this driver means you do not have | |
| to run e2fsck (file system checker) on your file systems after a | |
| crash. The journal keeps track of any changes that were being made | |
| at the time the system crashed, and can ensure that your file system | |
| is consistent without the need for a lengthy check. | |
| Other than adding the journal to the file system, the on-disk format | |
| of ext3 is identical to ext2. It is possible to freely switch | |
| between using the ext3 driver and the ext2 driver, as long as the | |
| file system has been cleanly unmounted, or e2fsck is run on the file | |
| system. | |
| To add a journal on an existing ext2 file system or change the | |
| behavior of ext3 file systems, you can use the tune2fs utility ("man | |
| tune2fs"). To modify attributes of files and directories on ext3 | |
| file systems, use chattr ("man chattr"). You need to be using | |
| e2fsprogs version 1.20 or later in order to create ext3 journals | |
| (available at <http://sourceforge.net/projects/e2fsprogs/>). | |
| To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the | |
| module will be called ext3. | |
| config EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED | |
| bool "Default to 'data=ordered' in ext3" | |
| depends on EXT3_FS | |
| default y | |
| help | |
| The journal mode options for ext3 have different tradeoffs | |
| between when data is guaranteed to be on disk and | |
| performance. The use of "data=writeback" can cause | |
| unwritten data to appear in files after an system crash or | |
| power failure, which can be a security issue. However, | |
| "data=ordered" mode can also result in major performance | |
| problems, including seconds-long delays before an fsync() | |
| call returns. For details, see: | |
| http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext3_data_mode_tradeoffs | |
| If you have been historically happy with ext3's performance, | |
| data=ordered mode will be a safe choice and you should | |
| answer 'y' here. If you understand the reliability and data | |
| privacy issues of data=writeback and are willing to make | |
| that trade off, answer 'n'. | |
| config EXT3_FS_XATTR | |
| bool "Ext3 extended attributes" | |
| depends on EXT3_FS | |
| default y | |
| help | |
| Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by | |
| the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit | |
| <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details). | |
| If unsure, say N. | |
| You need this for POSIX ACL support on ext3. | |
| config EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL | |
| bool "Ext3 POSIX Access Control Lists" | |
| depends on EXT3_FS_XATTR | |
| select FS_POSIX_ACL | |
| help | |
| Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and | |
| groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme. | |
| To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for | |
| Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>. | |
| If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N | |
| config EXT3_FS_SECURITY | |
| bool "Ext3 Security Labels" | |
| depends on EXT3_FS_XATTR | |
| help | |
| Security labels support alternative access control models | |
| implemented by security modules like SELinux. This option | |
| enables an extended attribute handler for file security | |
| labels in the ext3 filesystem. | |
| If you are not using a security module that requires using | |
| extended attributes for file security labels, say N. |