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We need to allow filesystems with metadata from newer versions to be mountable and usable by older versions. This patch enables us to roll out new btrees without a new major version number; we can now handle btree roots for unknown btree types. The unknown btree roots will be retained, and fsck (including backpointers) will check them, the same as other btree types. We add a dynamic array for the extra, unknown btree roots, in addition to the fixed size btree root array, and add new helpers for looking up btree roots. Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.