attr.7: The ext[234] block limitation applies to sum of all EAs

It is not a per-EA limit.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2015-04-22 10:12:08 +02:00
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@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ require the filesystem to be mounted with the
.B user_xattr .B user_xattr
mount option in order for extended user attributes to be used. mount option in order for extended user attributes to be used.
.PP .PP
In the current ext2, ext3 and ext4 filesystem implementations, each In the current ext2, ext3 and ext4 filesystem implementations,
extended attribute must fit on a single filesystem block (1024, 2048 the total bytes used by the names and values of all of a files
extended attributes must fit in a single filesystem block (1024, 2048
or 4096 bytes, depending on the block size specified when the or 4096 bytes, depending on the block size specified when the
filesystem was created). filesystem was created).
.PP .PP