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@@ -1036,3 +1036,50 @@ CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS
To select codepages and I/O charsets use ncpfs-2.2.0.13 or newer.
+CONFIG_XFS_FS
+ XFS is a high performance journaling filesystem which originated
+ on the SGI IRIX platform. It is completely multi-threaded, can
+ support large files and large filesystems, extended attributes,
+ variable block sizes, is extent based, and makes extensive use of
+ Btrees (directories, extents, free space) to aid both performance
+ and scalability.
+
+ Refer to the documentation at <http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/>
+ for complete details. This implementation is on-disk compatible
+ with the IRIX version of XFS.
+
+ If you want to compile this file system as a module ( = code which
+ can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you
+ want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The
+ module will be called xfs.o. Be aware, however, that if the file
+ system of your root partition is compiled as a module, you'll need
+ to use an initial ramdisk (initrd) to boot.
+
+CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA
+ If you say Y here, you will be able to set limits for disk usage on
+ a per user and/or a per group basis under XFS. XFS considers quota
+ information as filesystem metadata and uses journaling to provide a
+ higher level guarantee of consistency. The on-disk data format for
+ quota is also compatible with the IRIX version of XFS, allowing a
+ filesystem to be migrated between Linux and IRIX without any need
+ for conversion.
+
+ If unsure, say N. More comprehensive documentation can be found in
+ README.quota in the xfsprogs package. XFS quota can be used either
+ with or without the generic quota support enabled (CONFIG_QUOTA) -
+ they are completely independent subsystems.
+
+CONFIG_XFS_RT
+ If you say Y here you will be able to mount and use XFS filesystems
+ which contain a realtime subvolume. The realtime subvolume is a
+ separate area of disk space where only file data is stored. The
+ realtime subvolume is designed to provide very deterministic
+ data rates suitable for media streaming applications.
+
+ See the xfs man page in section 5 for a bit more information.
+
+ This feature is unsupported at this time, is not yet fully
+ functional, and may cause serious problems.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+