How to create xfs filesystem with 512 bytes block size?

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Issue

  • Unable to create xfs filesystem with 512 bytes block size:
# mkfs.xfs -b size=512 <device>
Minimum block size for CRC enabled file systems is 1024 bytes

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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