|  | config EXT3_FS | 
|  | tristate "Ext3 journalling file system support" | 
|  | select JBD | 
|  | help | 
|  | This is the journalling version of the Second extended file system | 
|  | (often called ext3), the de facto standard Linux file system | 
|  | (method to organize files on a storage device) for hard disks. | 
|  |  | 
|  | The journalling code included in this driver means you do not have | 
|  | to run e2fsck (file system checker) on your file systems after a | 
|  | crash.  The journal keeps track of any changes that were being made | 
|  | at the time the system crashed, and can ensure that your file system | 
|  | is consistent without the need for a lengthy check. | 
|  |  | 
|  | Other than adding the journal to the file system, the on-disk format | 
|  | of ext3 is identical to ext2.  It is possible to freely switch | 
|  | between using the ext3 driver and the ext2 driver, as long as the | 
|  | file system has been cleanly unmounted, or e2fsck is run on the file | 
|  | system. | 
|  |  | 
|  | To add a journal on an existing ext2 file system or change the | 
|  | behavior of ext3 file systems, you can use the tune2fs utility ("man | 
|  | tune2fs").  To modify attributes of files and directories on ext3 | 
|  | file systems, use chattr ("man chattr").  You need to be using | 
|  | e2fsprogs version 1.20 or later in order to create ext3 journals | 
|  | (available at <http://sourceforge.net/projects/e2fsprogs/>). | 
|  |  | 
|  | To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the | 
|  | module will be called ext3. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED | 
|  | bool "Default to 'data=ordered' in ext3" | 
|  | depends on EXT3_FS | 
|  | default y | 
|  | help | 
|  | The journal mode options for ext3 have different tradeoffs | 
|  | between when data is guaranteed to be on disk and | 
|  | performance.	The use of "data=writeback" can cause | 
|  | unwritten data to appear in files after an system crash or | 
|  | power failure, which can be a security issue.	 However, | 
|  | "data=ordered" mode can also result in major performance | 
|  | problems, including seconds-long delays before an fsync() | 
|  | call returns.	 For details, see: | 
|  |  | 
|  | http://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext3_data_mode_tradeoffs | 
|  |  | 
|  | If you have been historically happy with ext3's performance, | 
|  | data=ordered mode will be a safe choice and you should | 
|  | answer 'y' here.  If you understand the reliability and data | 
|  | privacy issues of data=writeback and are willing to make | 
|  | that trade off, answer 'n'. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config EXT3_FS_XATTR | 
|  | bool "Ext3 extended attributes" | 
|  | depends on EXT3_FS | 
|  | default y | 
|  | help | 
|  | Extended attributes are name:value pairs associated with inodes by | 
|  | the kernel or by users (see the attr(5) manual page, or visit | 
|  | <http://acl.bestbits.at/> for details). | 
|  |  | 
|  | If unsure, say N. | 
|  |  | 
|  | You need this for POSIX ACL support on ext3. | 
|  |  | 
|  | config EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL | 
|  | bool "Ext3 POSIX Access Control Lists" | 
|  | depends on EXT3_FS_XATTR | 
|  | select FS_POSIX_ACL | 
|  | help | 
|  | Posix Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and | 
|  | groups beyond the owner/group/world scheme. | 
|  |  | 
|  | To learn more about Access Control Lists, visit the Posix ACLs for | 
|  | Linux website <http://acl.bestbits.at/>. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If you don't know what Access Control Lists are, say N | 
|  |  | 
|  | config EXT3_FS_SECURITY | 
|  | bool "Ext3 Security Labels" | 
|  | depends on EXT3_FS_XATTR | 
|  | help | 
|  | Security labels support alternative access control models | 
|  | implemented by security modules like SELinux.  This option | 
|  | enables an extended attribute handler for file security | 
|  | labels in the ext3 filesystem. | 
|  |  | 
|  | If you are not using a security module that requires using | 
|  | extended attributes for file security labels, say N. |