Mount with noinit_itable during install

Bug #733652 reported by Phillip Susi
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partman-ext3 (Ubuntu)
Triaged
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: partman-ext3

The ext4 mkfs option lazy_itable_init, which is now activated automatically when kernel support is detected, speeds up formatting ext4 filesystems during install. When the fs is mounted, the kernel begins zeroing the inode tables in the background. During install, this is a somewhat wasted effort and interferes with the copy process. Mounting the filesystem with the noinit_itable mount option disables the background initialization. This should help the install go a bit faster, and after rebooting when the fs is mounted without the flag, the background initialization will be completed.

Phillip Susi (psusi)
Changed in partman-ext3 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

The history of this is in bug 556621.

Chris Van Hoof (vanhoof)
summary: - Mount with no_init_itable during install
+ Mount with noinit_itable during install
description: updated
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