@@ -638,9 +638,10 @@ free space conditions.
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.BI nrext64[= value]
Extend maximum values of inode data and attr fork extent counters from 2^31 -
-1 and 2^15 - 1 to 2^48 - 1 and 2^32 - 1 respectively. If the value is
-omitted, 1 is assumed. This feature is disabled by default. This feature is
-only available for filesystems formatted with -m crc=1.
+1 and 2^15 - 1 to 2^48 - 1 and 2^32 - 1 respectively.
+If the value is omitted, 1 is assumed.
+This feature will be enabled when possible.
+This feature is only available for filesystems formatted with -m crc=1.
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.RE
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@@ -4141,7 +4141,7 @@ main(
.nodalign = false,
.nortalign = false,
.bigtime = true,
- .nrext64 = false,
+ .nrext64 = true,
/*
* When we decide to enable a new feature by default,
* please remember to update the mkfs conf files.