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Description of problem:
The mkfs.xfs manpage says sparse inodes are disabled by default even though its
the current mkfs.xfs default in RHEL8 (and RHEL9).
[root@rhel8 ~]# MANWIDTH=80 man mkfs.xfs
sparse[=value]
Enable sparse inode chunk allocation. The value is
either 0 or 1, with 1 signifying that sparse alloca‐
tion is enabled. If the value is omitted, 1 is
assumed. Sparse inode allocation is disabled by
default. This feature is only available for filesys‐
tems formatted with -m crc=1.
[root@rhel8 ~]# truncate -s1G test.image
[root@rhel8 ~]# mkfs.xfs test.image
meta-data=test.image isize=512 agcount=4, agsize=65536 blks
= sectsz=512 attr=2, projid32bit=1
= crc=1 finobt=1, sparse=1, rmapbt=0
= reflink=1
data = bsize=4096 blocks=262144, imaxpct=25
= sunit=0 swidth=0 blks
naming =version 2 bsize=4096 ascii-ci=0, ftype=1
log =internal log bsize=4096 blocks=2560, version=2
= sectsz=512 sunit=0 blks, lazy-count=1
realtime =none extsz=4096 blocks=0, rtextents=0
[root@rhel8 ~]# man mkfs.xfs
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
[root@rhel8 ~]# rpm -q xfsprogs
xfsprogs-5.0.0-8.el8.x86_64
Expected results:
The manpage should be upto date with current mkfs.xfs defaults.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (xfsprogs bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:7113
Description of problem: The mkfs.xfs manpage says sparse inodes are disabled by default even though its the current mkfs.xfs default in RHEL8 (and RHEL9). [root@rhel8 ~]# MANWIDTH=80 man mkfs.xfs sparse[=value] Enable sparse inode chunk allocation. The value is either 0 or 1, with 1 signifying that sparse alloca‐ tion is enabled. If the value is omitted, 1 is assumed. Sparse inode allocation is disabled by default. This feature is only available for filesys‐ tems formatted with -m crc=1. [root@rhel8 ~]# truncate -s1G test.image [root@rhel8 ~]# mkfs.xfs test.image meta-data=test.image isize=512 agcount=4, agsize=65536 blks = sectsz=512 attr=2, projid32bit=1 = crc=1 finobt=1, sparse=1, rmapbt=0 = reflink=1 data = bsize=4096 blocks=262144, imaxpct=25 = sunit=0 swidth=0 blks naming =version 2 bsize=4096 ascii-ci=0, ftype=1 log =internal log bsize=4096 blocks=2560, version=2 = sectsz=512 sunit=0 blks, lazy-count=1 realtime =none extsz=4096 blocks=0, rtextents=0 [root@rhel8 ~]# man mkfs.xfs Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@rhel8 ~]# rpm -q xfsprogs xfsprogs-5.0.0-8.el8.x86_64 Expected results: The manpage should be upto date with current mkfs.xfs defaults.