.BI \-I " inode-size"
Specify the size of each inode in bytes.
.B mke2fs
-creates 128-byte inodes by default. In kernels after 2.6.10 and some
-earlier vendor kernels it is possible to utilize larger inodes to store
+creates 256-byte inodes by default. In kernels after 2.6.10 and some
+earlier vendor kernels it is possible to utilize inodes larger than
+128-bytes to store
extended attributes for improved performance. The
.I inode-size
value must be a power of two larger or equal to 128. The larger the
.I inode-size
the more space the inode table will consume, and this reduces the usable
-space in the filesystem and can also negatively impact performance. Using
-the default value is always safe, though it may be desirable to use 256-byte
-inodes if full backward compatibility is not a concern. Extended attributes
+space in the filesystem and can also negatively impact performance.
+Extended attributes
stored in large inodes are not visible with older kernels, and such
filesystems will not be mountable with 2.4 kernels at all. It is not
possible to change this value after the filesystem is created.