diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt | 14 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt index e5f3833a6ef8..570f9bd9be2b 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt @@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Options When mounting an ext3 filesystem, the following option are accepted: (*) == default +ro Mount filesystem read only. Note that ext3 will replay + the journal (and thus write to the partition) even when + mounted "read only". Mount options "ro,noload" can be + used to prevent writes to the filesystem. + journal=update Update the ext3 file system's journal to the current format. @@ -27,7 +32,9 @@ journal_dev=devnum When the external journal device's major/minor numbers identified through its new major/minor numbers encoded in devnum. -noload Don't load the journal on mounting. +noload Don't load the journal on mounting. Note that this forces + mount of inconsistent filesystem, which can lead to + various problems. data=journal All data are committed into the journal prior to being written into the main file system. @@ -92,9 +99,12 @@ nocheck debug Extra debugging information is sent to syslog. -errors=remount-ro(*) Remount the filesystem read-only on an error. +errors=remount-ro Remount the filesystem read-only on an error. errors=continue Keep going on a filesystem error. errors=panic Panic and halt the machine if an error occurs. + (These mount options override the errors behavior + specified in the superblock, which can be + configured using tune2fs.) data_err=ignore(*) Just print an error message if an error occurs in a file data buffer in ordered mode. |