The Second Extended File System
The Extended File System 
was created by Remy Card, Theodore T’so, and Stephen Tweedie. It removed Minix’s 
limitations on max fs size and max file name size, but still had problems. This 
PDF covers the following topics related to The Second Extended File System : 
Background, Ext2fs features, Physical Layout of an ext2 partition, The ext2 
physical superblock, The ext2 group descriptor, The ext2 physical inode, Data 
Blocks Addressing, Bitmaps, How files use disc blocks, Making and mounting an 
ext2 partition.
Author(s): Anne Shepherd
 48 Pages
48 Pages