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* [PATCH] Btrfs-progs: Update man page for mixed data+metadata option.
@ 2010-11-15 16:32 Mitch Harder
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From: Mitch Harder @ 2010-11-15 16:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-btrfs; +Cc: Mitch Harder

Update the mkfs.btrfs man page for the -M option to mix data and
metadata chunks.
---
 man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in b/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in
index 1e14c6c..432db1b 100644
--- a/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in
+++ b/man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mkfs.btrfs \- create an btrfs filesystem
 [ \fB \-l\fP\fI leafsize\fP ]
 [ \fB \-L\fP\fI label\fP ]
 [ \fB \-m\fP\fI metadata profile\fP ]
+[ \fB \-M\fP\fI mixed data+metadata\fP ]
 [ \fB \-n\fP\fI nodesize\fP ]
 [ \fB \-s\fP\fI sectorsize\fP ]
 [ \fB \-h\fP ]
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ Specify a label for the filesystem.
 Specify how metadata must be spanned across the devices specified. Valid
 values are raid0, raid1, raid10 or single.
 .TP
+\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-mixed\fR
+Mix data and metadata chunks together for more efficient space 
+utilization.  This feature incurs a performance penalty in
+larger filesystems.  It is recommended for use with filesystems
+of 1 GiB or smaller.
+.TP
 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-nodesize \fIsize\fR
 Specify the nodesize. By default the value is set to the pagesize.
 .TP
-- 
1.7.2.2


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