Author: Danilov Nikita
Keywords: reiserfs, ReiserFS, namesys, file-system, file system, filesystem, mount, mount options, conversion, nolog, notail, reiserfs-raw, GC, garbage collector

# ReiserFS Mount Options

## linux kernels 2.4.x

conv

  Instructs 3.6 ReiserFS code to mount 3.5 filesystem, using 3.6 format for newly created objects. After this you cannot use it through 3.5 ReiserFS tools anymore. This option causes conversion of old format super block to the new format. If not specified - old partition will be dealt with in a manner of 3.5.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o conv /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

nolog

  Disable journalling. This will get you slight performance improvement in some situations at the cost of losing fast recovery from crashes. Actually even with this option turned on, ReiserFS still performs all journalling paraphernalia, save for actual writes into journalling area. Implementation of real nolog is work in progress.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o nolog /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

notail

  By default, ReiserFS stores small files and `file tails' directly into the tree. This confuses some utilities like LILO. This option is used to disable packing of files into the tree.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o notail /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

replayonly

  Replay transactions in journal, but don't actually mount filesystem. Used by fsck, mostly.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o replayonly /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

jdev=journal_device

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o jdev=/dev/sdb2 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

attrs

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o attrs /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

noattrs

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o noattrs /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

resize=NUMBER

  Remount option allowing to expand ReiserFS partition on-line. Make ReiserFS think that device has NUMBER blocks. Useful with LVM devices. There is a special resizer utility which can be obtained from ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o resize=680000 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

hash=rupasov / tea / r5 / detect

  Choose hash function ReiserFS will use to find files within directories. Long time ago ReiserFS had only one hash, so hash code was not marked in filesystem superblock. Then additional hashes became available so we had to put hash code into super block. Also, old hash was made notdefault. At that time there were already a number of filesystems with not set hash code in super block. So, mount option was created to make it possible to write proper hash value into super block. Relative merits of hash functions were subjected to discussions of great length on the ReiserFS mailing list. (Try this query.) Roughly speaking: 99% of the time, this option is not required. If the normal autodection code can't determine which hash to use (because both hases had the same value for a file) use this option to force a specific hash. It won't allow you to override the existing hash on the FS, so if you have a tea hash disk, and mount with -o hash=rupasov, the mount will fail.

  rupasov

    This hash is invented by Yury Yu. Rupasov <yura@yura.polnet.botik.ru>. It is fast and preserves locality, mapping lexicographically close file names to the close hash values. Never use it, as it has high probability of hash collisions.

  tea

    This hash is a Davis-Meyer function implemented by Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@zip.com.au>. It is hash permuting bits in the name thoroughly. It gets high randomness and, therefore, low probability of hash collision, but this costs performance. Use this if you got EHASHCOLLISION with r5 hash.

  r5

    This hash is a modified version of rupasov hash. It is used by default and it is better to stick here until you have to support huge directories and unusual file-name patterns.

  detect

    This is the instructs mount to detect hash function in use by instance of filesystem being mounted and write this information into superblock. This is only useful on the first mount of old filesystem.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o hash=r5 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

block-allocator=hashed_relocation / no_unhashed_relocation / noborder / border

  Tunes block allocator. This option is used for testing experimental features, makes benchmarking new features with and without more convenient, should never be used by users in any code shipped to users (ideally).

  hashed_relocation

    Tunes block allocator. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  no_unhashed_relocation

    Tunes block allocator. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  noborder

    Disable `border allocator algorithm' invented by Yury Yu. Rupasov <yura@yura.polnet.botik.ru>. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  block-allocator=border

    Enable `border allocator algorithm' invented by Yury Yu. Rupasov <yura@yura.polnet.botik.ru>. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o block-allocator=border /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

## linux kernels 2.6.x

conv

  Instructs 3.6 ReiserFS code to mount 3.5 filesystem, using 3.6 format for newly created objects. After this you cannot use it through 3.5 ReiserFS tools anymore. This option causes conversion of old format super block to the new format. If not specified - old partition will be dealt with in a manner of 3.5.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o conv /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

nolog

  Disable journalling. This will get you slight performance improvement in some situations at the cost of losing fast recovery from crashes. Actually even with this option turned on, ReiserFS still performs all journalling paraphernalia, save for actual writes into journalling area. Implementation of real nolog is work in progress.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o nolog /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

notail

  By default, ReiserFS stores small files and `file tails' directly into the tree. This confuses some utilities like LILO. This option is used to disable packing of files into the tree.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o notail /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

replayonly

  Replay transactions in journal, but don't actually mount filesystem. Used by fsck, mostly.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o replayonly /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

jdev=journal_device

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o jdev=/dev/sdb2 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

attrs

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o attrs /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

noattrs

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o noattrs /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

resize=NUMBER

  Remount option allowing to expand ReiserFS partition on-line. Make ReiserFS think that device has NUMBER blocks. Useful with LVM devices. There is a special resizer utility which can be obtained from ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o resize=680000 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

data=ordered / journal / writeback

  Specifies the journalling mode for file data. Metadata is always journaled.

  journal

    All data is committed into the journal prior to being written into the main file system.

  ordered

    This is the default mode. All data is forced directly out to the main file system prior to its metadata being committed to the journal.

  writeback

    Data ordering is not preserved - data may be written into the main file system after its metadata has been committed to the journal. This is rumoured to be the highest-throughput option. It guarantees internal file system integrity, however it can allow old data to appear in files after a crash and journal recovery.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o data=writeback /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

block-allocator=hashed_relocation / no_unhashed_relocation / noborder / border

  Tunes block allocator. This option is used for testing experimental features, makes benchmarking new features with and without more convenient, should never be used by users in any code shipped to users (ideally).

  hashed_relocation

    Tunes block allocator. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  no_unhashed_relocation

    Tunes block allocator. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  noborder

    Disable `border allocator algorithm' invented by Yury Yu. Rupasov <yura@yura.polnet.botik.ru>. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  block-allocator=border

    Enable `border allocator algorithm' invented by Yury Yu. Rupasov <yura@yura.polnet.botik.ru>. This may give you performance improvements in some situations.

  Example:

      	mount -t reiserfs -o block-allocator=border /dev/sdb1 /mnt/scsi-disk-b

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