> It is not that I question the use of reserved space. I just want
> to have finer control over it. In the end it is just a tuning
> parameter. The default can still be 5%. Allowing fraction
> percentages might also do the job...
To be honest, with modern hard drive sizes, the unit needs to be
changed from % to %^2 or 1/10'000ths of capacity, at least. One way
would be for mk*fs to allow two decimal places on the %'s, and that
has the advantage of remaining compatible with the existing format,
whilst another would be to allocate a new option along the lines of
the following:
-u Specify the number of millionth's of reserved blocks for the
superuser. This value defaults to 50,000, or 5% of the total.
I chose -u because it is not only currently not listed on mke2fs's
manpage, but u is also the latinised version of the scientific symbol
for millionth, its name being micro.
Best wishes from Riley.
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| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
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