X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Ffilesystems%2Fntfs.txt;h=81779068b09bc4b63274460cf0a40977bf4b1bfd;hb=97bf2856c6014879bd04983a3e9dfcdac1e7fe85;hp=2511685878994247d73779f0c81f210c4252d313;hpb=76828883507a47dae78837ab5dec5a5b4513c667;p=linux-2.6.git diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt index 251168587..81779068b 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Table of contents - Using NTFS volume and stripe sets - The Device-Mapper driver - The Software RAID / MD driver - - Limitiations when using the MD driver + - Limitations when using the MD driver - ChangeLog @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ There is plenty of additional information on the linux-ntfs web site at http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ The web site has a lot of additional information, such as a comprehensive -FAQ, documentation on the NTFS on-disk format, informaiton on the Linux-NTFS +FAQ, documentation on the NTFS on-disk format, information on the Linux-NTFS userspace utilities, etc. @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Finally, for a mirrored volume, i.e. raid level 1, the table would look like this (note all values are in 512-byte sectors): --- cut here --- -# Ofs Size Raid Log Number Region Should Number Source Start Taget Start +# Ofs Size Raid Log Number Region Should Number Source Start Target Start # in of the type type of log size sync? of Device in Device in # vol volume params mirrors Device Device 0 2056320 mirror core 2 16 nosync 2 /dev/hda1 0 /dev/hdb1 0 @@ -383,14 +383,14 @@ Software RAID / MD driver. For which you need to set up your /etc/raidtab appropriately (see man 5 raidtab). Linear volume sets, i.e. linear raid, as well as stripe sets, i.e. raid level -0, have been tested and work fine (though see section "Limitiations when using +0, have been tested and work fine (though see section "Limitations when using the MD driver with NTFS volumes" especially if you want to use linear raid). Even though untested, there is no reason why mirrors, i.e. raid level 1, and stripes with parity, i.e. raid level 5, should not work, too. You have to use the "persistent-superblock 0" option for each raid-disk in the NTFS volume/stripe you are configuring in /etc/raidtab as the persistent -superblock used by the MD driver would damange the NTFS volume. +superblock used by the MD driver would damage the NTFS volume. Windows by default uses a stripe chunk size of 64k, so you probably want the "chunk-size 64k" option for each raid-disk, too. @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ setup correctly to avoid the possibility of causing damage to the data on the ntfs volume. -Limitiations when using the Software RAID / MD driver +Limitations when using the Software RAID / MD driver ----------------------------------------------------- Using the md driver will not work properly if any of your NTFS partitions have @@ -457,6 +457,13 @@ ChangeLog Note, a technical ChangeLog aimed at kernel hackers is in fs/ntfs/ChangeLog. +2.1.28: + - Fix a deadlock. +2.1.27: + - Implement page migration support so the kernel can move memory used + by NTFS files and directories around for management purposes. + - Add support for writing to sparse files created with Windows XP SP2. + - Many minor improvements and bug fixes. 2.1.26: - Implement support for sector sizes above 512 bytes (up to the maximum supported by NTFS which is 4096 bytes). @@ -594,7 +601,7 @@ Note, a technical ChangeLog aimed at kernel hackers is in fs/ntfs/ChangeLog. - Major bug fixes for reading files and volumes in corner cases which were being hit by Windows 2k/XP users. 2.1.2: - - Major bug fixes aleviating the hangs in statfs experienced by some + - Major bug fixes alleviating the hangs in statfs experienced by some users. 2.1.1: - Update handling of compressed files so people no longer get the