XFS Removes Some Old Mount Options & Enables Fsck By Default For Linux 6.18
The XFS file-system updates have been merged for the Linux 6.18 merge window.
Most notable with the XFS updates for Linux 6.18 is enabling online fsck support by default. The online fsck code has been available in the mainline kernel the past year without any real issues and is now being enabled by default for Linux 6.18, which is anticipated to be this year's LTS kernel version.
XFS for Linux 6.18 also removes the (no)attr2 and (no)ikeep mount options that had already been deprecated for years.
XFS also has seen improvements to its online repair reap calculations, some Kconfig updates, and other changes.
More details on the XFS code merged for Linux 6.18 via this merge.
Most notable with the XFS updates for Linux 6.18 is enabling online fsck support by default. The online fsck code has been available in the mainline kernel the past year without any real issues and is now being enabled by default for Linux 6.18, which is anticipated to be this year's LTS kernel version.
XFS for Linux 6.18 also removes the (no)attr2 and (no)ikeep mount options that had already been deprecated for years.
XFS also has seen improvements to its online repair reap calculations, some Kconfig updates, and other changes.
More details on the XFS code merged for Linux 6.18 via this merge.