From: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>
To: djwong@kernel.org, cem@kernel.org
Cc: cmaiolino@redhat.com, linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] xfs: disable deprecated features by default in Kconfig
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:57:58 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <175708765505.3402932.2730397448607822213.stgit@frogsfrogsfrogs> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <175708765462.3402932.11803651576398863761.stgit@frogsfrogsfrogs>
From: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@kernel.org>
We promised to turn off these old features by default in September 2025.
Do so now.
Signed-off-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Carlos Maiolino <cmaiolino@redhat.com>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst | 5 ++---
fs/xfs/Kconfig | 8 ++++----
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst
index a18328a5fb93be..693b09ca62922f 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/xfs.rst
@@ -253,9 +253,8 @@ latest version and try again.
The deprecation will take place in two parts. Support for mounting V4
filesystems can now be disabled at kernel build time via Kconfig option.
-The option will default to yes until September 2025, at which time it
-will be changed to default to no. In September 2030, support will be
-removed from the codebase entirely.
+These options were changed to default to no in September 2025. In
+September 2030, support will be removed from the codebase entirely.
Note: Distributors may choose to withdraw V4 format support earlier than
the dates listed above.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/Kconfig b/fs/xfs/Kconfig
index 065953475cf5eb..ecebd3ebab1342 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/xfs/Kconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ config XFS_FS
config XFS_SUPPORT_V4
bool "Support deprecated V4 (crc=0) format"
depends on XFS_FS
- default y
+ default n
help
The V4 filesystem format lacks certain features that are supported
by the V5 format, such as metadata checksumming, strengthened
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ config XFS_SUPPORT_V4
filesystem is a V4 filesystem. If no such string is found, please
upgrade xfsprogs to the latest version and try again.
- This option will become default N in September 2025. Support for the
+ This option became default N in September 2025. Support for the
V4 format will be removed entirely in September 2030. Distributors
can say N here to withdraw support earlier.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ config XFS_SUPPORT_V4
config XFS_SUPPORT_ASCII_CI
bool "Support deprecated case-insensitive ascii (ascii-ci=1) format"
depends on XFS_FS
- default y
+ default n
help
The ASCII case insensitivity filesystem feature only works correctly
on systems that have been coerced into using ISO 8859-1, and it does
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ config XFS_SUPPORT_ASCII_CI
filesystem is a case-insensitive filesystem. If no such string is
found, please upgrade xfsprogs to the latest version and try again.
- This option will become default N in September 2025. Support for the
+ This option became default N in September 2025. Support for the
feature will be removed entirely in September 2030. Distributors
can say N here to withdraw support earlier.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-05 15:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-05 15:55 [PATCHSET 6.18 v2 2/2] xfs: kconfig and feature changes for 2025 LTS Darrick J. Wong
2025-09-05 15:57 ` Darrick J. Wong [this message]
2025-09-05 15:58 ` [PATCH 2/4] xfs: remove deprecated mount options Darrick J. Wong
2025-09-05 15:58 ` [PATCH 3/4] xfs: remove deprecated sysctl knobs Darrick J. Wong
2025-09-05 15:58 ` [PATCH 4/4] xfs: enable online fsck by default in Kconfig Darrick J. Wong
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2025-09-03 14:59 [PATCHSET] xfs: kconfig and feature changes for 2025 LTS Darrick J. Wong
2025-09-03 14:59 ` [PATCH 1/4] xfs: disable deprecated features by default in Kconfig Darrick J. Wong
2025-09-05 8:30 ` Carlos Maiolino
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