Re: [PATCH] f2fs-tools: man page fix for sload compression

From: Jaegeuk Kim
Date: Thu Dec 17 2020 - 11:22:36 EST


Applied into the original patch. Thanks~

On 12/18, Robin Hsu wrote:
> From: Robin Hsu <robinhsu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Fix man page for sload.f2fs compression support
>
> Signed-off-by: Robin Hsu <robinhsu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> man/sload.f2fs.8 | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man/sload.f2fs.8 b/man/sload.f2fs.8
> index d07330c..c165b35 100644
> --- a/man/sload.f2fs.8
> +++ b/man/sload.f2fs.8
> @@ -7,22 +7,48 @@ sload.f2fs \- load directories and files into the device directly
> .B sload.f2fs
> [
> .B \-f
> -.I source directory path
> +.I source-directory-path
> ]
> [
> .B \-t
> -.I mount point
> +.I mount-point
> ]
> [
> .B \-d
> .I debugging-level
> ]
> +[
> +.B \-c
> +[
> +.B \-L
> +.I log-of-blocks-per-cluster
> +]
> +[
> +.B \-a
> +.I compression-algorithm
> +]
> +[
> +.B \-x
> +.I file-extension-to-exclude-from-compression
> +|
> +.B \-i
> +.I file-extension-to-include-for-compression
> +]
> +[
> +.B \-m
> +.I minimum-compressed-blocks-per-cluster
> +]
> +[
> +.B \-r
> +]
> +]
> .I device
> .SH DESCRIPTION
> .B sload.f2fs
> -is used to load directories and files into a disk partition.
> -\fIdevice\fP is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g.
> -\fI/dev/sdXX\fP).
> +is used to load directories and files into a disk partition, or an F2FS
> +image (file).
> +\fIdevice\fP could a special file corresponding to the device (e.g.
> +\fI/dev/sdXX\fP), or an F2FS image file.
>
> .PP
> The exit code returned by
> @@ -30,24 +56,72 @@ The exit code returned by
> is 0 on success and -1 on failure.
> .SH OPTIONS
> .TP
> -.BI \-f " source directory path"
> +.BI \-f " source-directory-path"
> Specify the source directory path to be loaded.
> .TP
> -.BI \-t " mount point path"
> +.BI \-t " mount-point-path"
> Specify the mount point path in the partition to load.
> .TP
> .BI \-d " debug-level"
> Specify the level of debugging options.
> The default number is 0, which shows basic debugging messages.
> .TP
> +.BI \-c
> +Enable a cluster-based file compression.
> +The file would be chopped into clusters, and each cluster is compressed
> +independently.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-L " log-of-blocks-per-cluster
> +Specify cluster size in power of two blocks.
> +The minimum value is 2 (4 blocks, default).
> +The maximum value is 8 (256 blocks).
> +Note that a block contains 4096 bytes.
> +This option must be used with option \fB\-c\fR.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-a " compression-algorithm"
> +Choose the algorithm for compression. Available options are:
> +lzo, lz4 (default).
> +This option must be used with option \fB\-c\fR.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-i " file-extension-to-include-for-compression"
> +Specify a file extension to include for the compression.
> +To specify multiple file extensions, use multiple option \fB\-i\fR's.
> +Files having one of the listed extensions will be compressed.
> +This option must be used with option \fB\-c\fR.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-x " file-extension-to-exclude-from-compression"
> +Specify a file extension to exclude from compression.
> +To specify multiple file extensions, use multiple option \fB\-x\fR's.
> +Files having one of the listed extensions won't be compressed.
> +This option must be used with option \fB\-c\fR.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-m " minimum-compressed-blocks-per-cluster"
> +Specify a minimum block count saved (by compression) per cluster.
> +The minimum value is 1 (default).
> +Maximum value is the cluster size in blocks minus 1.
> +If compression of a cluster fails to save at least the minimum compressed
> +block count given by the option, the cluster will not be compressed.
> +This option must be used with option \fB\-c\fR.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-r
> +Specify read-only flag for the compressed files.
> +It allows filesystem to release compressed space to the users, since, without
> +this option, filesystem should keep the space for future file updates.
> +This option must be used with option \fB\-c\fR.
> +
> +.SH NOTES
> +If neither \fB\-i\fR nor \fB\-x\fR is used, all files will be compressed.
> +Obviously, option \fB\-i\fR and \fB-x\fR can not be used together.
> +
> .SH AUTHOR
> This version of
> .B sload.f2fs
> -has been written by Hou Pengyang <houpengyang@xxxxxxxxxx>,
> -Liu Shuoran <liushuoran@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +has been contributed by Hou Pengyang <houpengyang@xxxxxxxxxx>,
> +Liu Shuoran <liushuoran@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@xxxxxxxxxx>,
> +Robin Hsu <robinhsu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> .SH AVAILABILITY
> .B sload.f2fs
> -is available from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs-tools.git.
> +is available from <git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs-tools.git>.
> .SH SEE ALSO
> .BR mkfs.f2fs(8),
> .BR fsck.f2fs(8),
> --
> 2.29.2.684.gfbc64c5ab5-goog