Bug#1034746: Bug: mk2efs/mkfs.ext4 does not create the correct amount of inodes if -i is specified with 640k to 832k

2023-04-29 Thread The MH
You are completely right. I misunderstood the function to be linear between -i 512k and -i 1M, thus my expectation to see a linear decrease in inodes when increasing the -i option. But of course this isn't the case, since the number of inodes is being halved every time the -i option is doubled. So

Bug#1034746: Bug: mk2efs/mkfs.ext4 does not create the correct amount of inodes if -i is specified with 640k to 832k

2023-04-24 Thread Theodore Ts'o
On Sun, Apr 23, 2023 at 09:34:39AM +0200, The MH wrote: > Package: e2fsprogs > Version: 1.46.5 > Severity: minor > > I did not find this bug in the patchnotes for the latest versions on > e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs-release.html, so I assume it is > still present. > > I stumbled upon

Bug#1034746: Bug: mk2efs/mkfs.ext4 does not create the correct amount of inodes if -i is specified with 640k to 832k

2023-04-23 Thread The MH
Package: e2fsprogs Version: 1.46.5 Severity: minor I did not find this bug in the patchnotes for the latest versions on e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs-release.html, so I assume it is still present. I stumbled upon this, because I wanted to specifiy -i 768k for my main data drive (a 2 TB