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| author | Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com> | 2020-09-10 10:57:17 -0700 |
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| committer | Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com> | 2020-09-15 20:52:43 -0700 |
| commit | b96cb835e37c2ca03aaceef9555ec9047a422d91 (patch) | |
| tree | 7f686890071d175b91ad07346ef4df85de9a0494 /fs/xfs/Kconfig | |
| parent | d4f2c14cc9793be78f4655b6e136484d7fdbdd72 (diff) | |
| download | lwn-b96cb835e37c2ca03aaceef9555ec9047a422d91.tar.gz lwn-b96cb835e37c2ca03aaceef9555ec9047a422d91.zip | |
xfs: deprecate the V4 format
The V4 filesystem format contains known weaknesses in the on-disk format
that make metadata verification diffiult. In addition, the format does
not support dates past 2038 and will not be upgraded to do so. We
should start the process of retiring the old format to close off attack
surfaces and to encourage users to migrate onto V5.
Therefore, make XFS V4 support a configurable option. For the first
period it will be default Y in case some distributors want to withdraw
support early; for the second period it will be default N so that anyone
who wishes to continue support can do so; and after that, support will
be removed from the kernel. Dates for these events have been added to
the upstream kernel.
Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/xfs/Kconfig')
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diff --git a/fs/xfs/Kconfig b/fs/xfs/Kconfig index e685299eb3d2..5422227e9e93 100644 --- a/fs/xfs/Kconfig +++ b/fs/xfs/Kconfig @@ -22,6 +22,30 @@ config XFS_FS system of your root partition is compiled as a module, you'll need to use an initial ramdisk (initrd) to boot. +config XFS_SUPPORT_V4 + bool "Support deprecated V4 (crc=0) format" + default y + help + The V4 filesystem format lacks certain features that are supported + by the V5 format, such as metadata checksumming, strengthened + metadata verification, and the ability to store timestamps past the + year 2038. Because of this, the V4 format is deprecated. All users + should upgrade by backing up their files, reformatting, and restoring + from the backup. + + Administrators and users can detect a V4 filesystem by running + xfs_info against a filesystem mountpoint and checking for a string + beginning with "crc=". If the string "crc=0" is found, the + filesystem is a V4 filesystem. If no such string is found, please + upgrade xfsprogs to the latest version and try again. + + This option will become default N in September 2025. Support for the + V4 format will be removed entirely in September 2030. Distributors + can say N here to withdraw support earlier. + + To continue supporting the old V4 format (crc=0), say Y. + To close off an attack surface, say N. + config XFS_QUOTA bool "XFS Quota support" depends on XFS_FS |