How does mke2fs calculate the filesystem block size?

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Issue

  • How is the block size calculated when a new extended filesystem is created?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
  • EXT2, EXT3 or EXT4 filesystems

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