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diff --git a/Documentation/btrfs-device.txt b/Documentation/btrfs-device.txt index 523ae4de..7a6bce5c 100644 --- a/Documentation/btrfs-device.txt +++ b/Documentation/btrfs-device.txt @@ -24,16 +24,22 @@ online. Profile:: Btrfs filesystem uses data/metadata profiles to manage allocation/duplication -mechanism. Profiles like RAID level can be assigned to data and metadata separately. +mechanism. + +Profiles like RAID level can be assigned to data and metadata separately. + See `mkfs.btrfs`(8) for more details. RAID level:: -Btrfs filesystem supports most of the standard RAID level: 0/1/5/6/10. +Btrfs filesystem supports most of the standard RAID level: 0/1/5/6/10. + RAID levels can be assigned at mkfs time or online. + See `mkfs.btrfs`(8) for mkfs time RAID level assign and `btrfs-balance`(8) for online RAID level assign. ++ +NOTE: Since btrfs is under heavy development especially the RAID5/6 support, +it is *highly* recommended to read the follow btrfs wiki page to get more +updated details on RAID5/6: + +https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID56 Balance:: `btrfs-balance`(8) subcommand can be used to balance or rebuild chunks to the |