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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 |