The following options apply to any filesystem that is being
mounted (but not every filesystem actually honors them \(en e.g.\&, the
.B sync
-option today has an effect only for ext2, ext3, fat, vfat and ufs):
+option today has an effect only for ext2, ext3, ext4, fat, vfat and ufs):
.TP
.B async
.B context=
option is useful when mounting filesystems that do not support
extended attributes, such as a floppy or hard disk formatted with VFAT, or
-systems that are not normally running under SELinux, such as an ext3 formatted
+systems that are not normally running under SELinux, such as an ext3 or ext4 formatted
+
disk from a non-SELinux workstation. You can also use
.B context=
on filesystems you do not trust, such as a floppy. It also helps in compatibility with
.sp
.B "mount /tmp/disk.img /mnt"
.sp
-.B "mount \-t ext3 /tmp/disk.img /mnt"
+.B "mount \-t ext4 /tmp/disk.img /mnt"
.sp
.RE
This type of mount knows about three options, namely
.PP
Some Linux filesystems don't support
.BR "\-o sync " nor " \-o dirsync"
-(the ext2, ext3, fat and vfat filesystems
+(the ext2, ext3, ext4, fat and vfat filesystems
.I do
support synchronous updates (a la BSD) when mounted with the
.B sync