Add support for on-line resizing ala the resize inode.  This patch
is taken from Fedora Core 3's e2fsprogs 1.35-11.2.src.rpm's 
e2fsprogs-resize.patch.

diff --git a/e2fsck/pass1.c b/e2fsck/pass1.c
index 2fde92b..9632214 100644
--- a/e2fsck/pass1.c
+++ b/e2fsck/pass1.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,18 @@
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	mark_block_used(ctx, blk);
+	if (p->ino == EXT2_RESIZE_INO) {
+		if (blockcnt >= 0) {
+			/* Check that the block is in the correct place
+			 * in the appropriate backup reserved gdt area */
+		} else if (blockcnt == BLOCK_COUNT_IND) {
+			/* Check that the block is in the correct place
+			 * in the primary reserved gdt area */
+		} else  /* The resize inode's DIND block should be
+			 * allocated as a normal block. */
+			mark_block_used(ctx, blk);
+	} else
+		mark_block_used(ctx, blk);
 	p->num_blocks++;
 	if (blockcnt >= 0)
 		p->last_block = blockcnt;
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/Makefile.in b/lib/ext2fs/Makefile.in
index 0ad0078..6543e39 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/Makefile.in
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
 	openfs.o \
 	read_bb.o \
 	read_bb_file.o \
+	res_gdt.o \
 	rw_bitmaps.o \
+	sparse.o \
 	swapfs.o \
 	unix_io.o \
 	unlink.o \
@@ -115,8 +117,10 @@
 	$(srcdir)/openfs.c \
 	$(srcdir)/read_bb.c \
 	$(srcdir)/read_bb_file.c \
+	$(srcdir)/res_gdt.c \
 	$(srcdir)/rs_bitmap.c \
 	$(srcdir)/rw_bitmaps.c \
+	$(srcdir)/sparse.c \
 	$(srcdir)/swapfs.c \
 	$(srcdir)/test_io.c \
 	$(srcdir)/unix_io.c \
@@ -460,6 +464,10 @@
  $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_types.h $(srcdir)/ext2fs.h \
  $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h $(top_srcdir)/lib/et/com_err.h $(srcdir)/ext2_io.h \
  $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.h $(srcdir)/bitops.h
+res_gdt.o: $(srcdir)/res_gdt.c $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h \
+ $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_types.h $(srcdir)/ext2fs.h \
+ $(top_srcdir)/lib/et/com_err.h $(srcdir)/ext2_io.h \
+ $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.h
 rs_bitmap.o: $(srcdir)/rs_bitmap.c $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h \
  $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_types.h $(srcdir)/ext2fs.h \
  $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h $(top_srcdir)/lib/et/com_err.h $(srcdir)/ext2_io.h \
@@ -468,6 +476,8 @@
  $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_types.h $(srcdir)/ext2fs.h \
  $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h $(top_srcdir)/lib/et/com_err.h $(srcdir)/ext2_io.h \
  $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.h $(srcdir)/bitops.h $(srcdir)/e2image.h
+sparse.o: $(srcdir)/sparse.c $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h \
+ $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_types.h $(srcdir)/ext2fs.h
 swapfs.o: $(srcdir)/swapfs.c $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h \
  $(top_builddir)/lib/ext2fs/ext2_types.h $(srcdir)/ext2fs.h \
  $(srcdir)/ext2_fs.h $(top_srcdir)/lib/et/com_err.h $(srcdir)/ext2_io.h \
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/alloc_sb.c b/lib/ext2fs/alloc_sb.c
index e4733c9..ef40b93 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/alloc_sb.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/alloc_sb.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 	if (fs->super->s_feature_incompat & EXT2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_META_BG)
 		old_desc_blocks = fs->super->s_first_meta_bg;
 	else
-		old_desc_blocks = fs->desc_blocks;
+		old_desc_blocks = 
+			fs->desc_blocks + fs->super->s_reserved_gdt_blocks;
 
 	if (super_blk || (group == 0))
 		ext2fs_mark_block_bitmap(bmap, super_blk);
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/closefs.c b/lib/ext2fs/closefs.c
index 71fa9e4..6fe012c 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/closefs.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/closefs.c
@@ -19,32 +19,6 @@
 #include "ext2_fs.h"
 #include "ext2fsP.h"
 
-static int test_root(int a, int b)
-{
-	if (a == 0)
-		return 1;
-	while (1) {
-		if (a == 1)
-			return 1;
-		if (a % b)
-			return 0;
-		a = a / b;
-	}
-}
-
-int ext2fs_bg_has_super(ext2_filsys fs, int group_block)
-{
-	if (!(fs->super->s_feature_ro_compat &
-	      EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER))
-		return 1;
-
-	if (test_root(group_block, 3) || (test_root(group_block, 5)) ||
-	    test_root(group_block, 7))
-		return 1;
-	
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int ext2fs_super_and_bgd_loc(ext2_filsys fs, 
 			     dgrp_t group,
 			     blk_t *ret_super_blk,
@@ -63,7 +37,8 @@
 	if (fs->super->s_feature_incompat & EXT2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_META_BG)
 		old_desc_blocks = fs->super->s_first_meta_bg;
 	else
-		old_desc_blocks = fs->desc_blocks;
+		old_desc_blocks = 
+			fs->desc_blocks + fs->super->s_reserved_gdt_blocks;
 
 	if (group == fs->group_desc_count-1) {
 		numblocks = (fs->super->s_blocks_count -
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.et.in b/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.et.in
index b3ada29..99ffa2e 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.et.in
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/ext2_err.et.in
@@ -287,5 +287,8 @@
 ec	EXT2_ET_NOT_IMAGE_FILE,
 	"E2image snapshot not in use"
 
+ec	EXT2_ET_RES_GDT_BLOCKS,
+	"Too many reserved group descriptor blocks"
+
 	end
 
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h b/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
index 6a02127..4904a3b 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/ext2fs.h
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@
 #define EXT2_LIB_FEATURE_COMPAT_SUPP	(EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_PREALLOC|\
 					 EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_IMAGIC_INODES|\
 					 EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_HAS_JOURNAL|\
+					 EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE|\
 					 EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX|\
 					 EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR)
 
@@ -600,14 +601,12 @@
 /* closefs.c */
 extern errcode_t ext2fs_close(ext2_filsys fs);
 extern errcode_t ext2fs_flush(ext2_filsys fs);
-extern int ext2fs_bg_has_super(ext2_filsys fs, int group_block);
 extern int ext2fs_super_and_bgd_loc(ext2_filsys fs, 
 				    dgrp_t group,
 				    blk_t *ret_super_blk,
 				    blk_t *ret_old_desc_blk,
 				    blk_t *ret_new_desc_blk,
 				    int *ret_meta_bg);
-extern void ext2fs_update_dynamic_rev(ext2_filsys fs);
 
 /* cmp_bitmaps.c */
 extern errcode_t ext2fs_compare_block_bitmap(ext2fs_block_bitmap bm1,
@@ -888,6 +887,9 @@
 				     void (*invalid)(ext2_filsys fs,
 						     blk_t blk));
 
+/* res_gdt.c */
+extern errcode_t ext2fs_create_resize_inode(ext2_filsys fs);
+
 /* rs_bitmap.c */
 extern errcode_t ext2fs_resize_generic_bitmap(__u32 new_end,
 					      __u32 new_real_end,
@@ -899,6 +901,12 @@
 extern errcode_t ext2fs_copy_bitmap(ext2fs_generic_bitmap src,
 				    ext2fs_generic_bitmap *dest);
 
+/* sparse.c */
+extern int ext2fs_bg_has_super(ext2_filsys fs, int group_block);
+extern void ext2fs_update_dynamic_rev(ext2_filsys fs);
+extern unsigned int ext2fs_list_backups(ext2_filsys fs, unsigned *three,
+					unsigned *five, unsigned *seven);
+
 /* swapfs.c */
 extern void ext2fs_swap_super(struct ext2_super_block * super);
 extern void ext2fs_swap_group_desc(struct ext2_group_desc *gdp);
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/initialize.c b/lib/ext2fs/initialize.c
index 2ee06b5..3b80f46 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/initialize.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/initialize.c
@@ -58,6 +58,35 @@
 #endif
 #define EXT2_DFL_CHECKINTERVAL (86400L * 180L)
 
+/*
+ * Calculate the number of GDT blocks to reserve for online filesystem growth.
+ * The absolute maximum number of GDT blocks we can reserve is determined by
+ * the number of block pointers that can fit into a single block.
+ */
+static int calc_reserved_gdt_blocks(ext2_filsys fs)
+{
+	struct ext2_super_block *sb = fs->super;
+	unsigned long bpg = sb->s_blocks_per_group;
+	unsigned int gdpb = fs->blocksize / sizeof(struct ext2_group_desc);
+	unsigned long max_blocks = 0xffffffff;
+	unsigned long rsv_groups;
+	int rsv_gdb;
+
+	/* We set it at 1024x the current filesystem size, or
+	 * the upper block count limit (2^32), whichever is lower.
+	 */
+	if (sb->s_blocks_count < max_blocks / 1024)
+		max_blocks = sb->s_blocks_count * 1024;
+	rsv_groups = (max_blocks - sb->s_first_data_block + bpg - 1) / bpg;
+	rsv_gdb = (rsv_groups + gdpb - 1) / gdpb - fs->desc_blocks;
+	if (rsv_gdb > EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(sb))
+		rsv_gdb = EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(sb);
+	printf("max_blocks %lu, rsv_groups = %lu, rsv_gdb = %lu\n",
+	       max_blocks, rsv_groups, rsv_gdb);
+
+	return rsv_gdb;
+}
+
 errcode_t ext2fs_initialize(const char *name, int flags,
 			    struct ext2_super_block *param,
 			    io_manager manager, ext2_filsys *ret_fs)
@@ -72,6 +101,7 @@
 	unsigned int	ipg;
 	dgrp_t		i;
 	blk_t		numblocks;
+	int		rsv_gdt;
 	char		*buf;
 
 	if (!param || !param->s_blocks_count)
@@ -120,10 +150,14 @@
 	set_field(s_feature_incompat, 0);
 	set_field(s_feature_ro_compat, 0);
 	set_field(s_first_meta_bg, 0);
-	if (super->s_feature_incompat & ~EXT2_LIB_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SUPP)
-		return EXT2_ET_UNSUPP_FEATURE;
-	if (super->s_feature_ro_compat & ~EXT2_LIB_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SUPP)
-		return EXT2_ET_RO_UNSUPP_FEATURE;
+	if (super->s_feature_incompat & ~EXT2_LIB_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SUPP) {
+		retval = EXT2_ET_UNSUPP_FEATURE;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	if (super->s_feature_ro_compat & ~EXT2_LIB_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SUPP) {
+		retval = EXT2_ET_RO_UNSUPP_FEATURE;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 
 	set_field(s_rev_level, EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV);
 	if (super->s_rev_level >= EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV) {
@@ -157,8 +191,7 @@
 	 * If we're creating an external journal device, we don't need
 	 * to bother with the rest.
 	 */
-	if (super->s_feature_incompat &
-	    EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_JOURNAL_DEV) {
+	if (super->s_feature_incompat & EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_JOURNAL_DEV) {
 		fs->group_desc_count = 0;
 		ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
 		*ret_fs = fs;
@@ -170,8 +203,10 @@
 				super->s_first_data_block +
 				EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(super) - 1)
 		/ EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(super);
-	if (fs->group_desc_count == 0)
-		return EXT2_ET_TOOSMALL;
+	if (fs->group_desc_count == 0) {
+		retval = EXT2_ET_TOOSMALL;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
 	fs->desc_blocks = (fs->group_desc_count +
 			   EXT2_DESC_PER_BLOCK(super) - 1)
 		/ EXT2_DESC_PER_BLOCK(super);
@@ -244,15 +279,29 @@
 	super->s_free_inodes_count = super->s_inodes_count;
 
 	/*
+	 * check the number of reserved group descriptor table blocks
+	 */
+	if (super->s_feature_compat & EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE)
+		rsv_gdt = calc_reserved_gdt_blocks(fs);
+	else
+		rsv_gdt = 0;
+	set_field(s_reserved_gdt_blocks, rsv_gdt);
+	if (super->s_reserved_gdt_blocks > EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(super)) {
+		retval = EXT2_ET_RES_GDT_BLOCKS;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Overhead is the number of bookkeeping blocks per group.  It
 	 * includes the superblock backup, the group descriptor
 	 * backups, the inode bitmap, the block bitmap, and the inode
 	 * table.
-	 *
-	 * XXX Not all block groups need the descriptor blocks, but
-	 * being clever is tricky...
 	 */
-	overhead = (int) (3 + fs->desc_blocks + fs->inode_blocks_per_group);
+
+	overhead = (int) (2 + fs->inode_blocks_per_group);
+
+	if (ext2fs_bg_has_super(fs, fs->group_desc_count - 1))
+		overhead += 1 + fs->desc_blocks + super->s_reserved_gdt_blocks;
 
 	/* This can only happen if the user requested too many inodes */
 	if (overhead > super->s_blocks_per_group)
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/res_gdt.c b/lib/ext2fs/res_gdt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..727b826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/res_gdt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * res_gdt.h --- reserve blocks for growing the group descriptor table
+ *               during online resizing.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Andreas Dilger
+ *
+ * %Begin-Header%
+ * This file may be redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public
+ * License.
+ * %End-Header%
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include "ext2_fs.h"
+#include "ext2fs.h"
+
+/*
+ * This code assumes that the reserved blocks have already been marked in-use
+ * during ext2fs_initialize(), so that they are not allocated for other
+ * uses before we can add them to the resize inode (which has to come
+ * after the creation of the inode table).
+ */
+errcode_t ext2fs_create_resize_inode(ext2_filsys fs)
+{
+	errcode_t		retval, retval2;
+	struct ext2_super_block	*sb;
+	struct ext2_inode	inode;
+	__u32			*dindir_buf, *gdt_buf;
+	int			rsv_add;
+	unsigned long long	apb, inode_size;
+	blk_t			dindir_blk, rsv_off, gdt_off, gdt_blk;
+	int			dindir_dirty = 0, inode_dirty = 0;
+
+	EXT2_CHECK_MAGIC(fs, EXT2_ET_MAGIC_EXT2FS_FILSYS);
+
+	sb = fs->super;
+	if (!sb->s_reserved_gdt_blocks)
+		return 0;
+
+	retval = ext2fs_get_mem(2 * fs->blocksize, (void **)&dindir_buf);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_free;
+	gdt_buf = (__u32 *)((char *)dindir_buf + fs->blocksize);
+
+	retval = ext2fs_read_inode(fs, EXT2_RESIZE_INO, &inode);
+	if (retval)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	/* Maximum possible file size (we donly use the dindirect blocks) */
+	apb = EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(sb);
+	rsv_add = fs->blocksize / 512;
+	if ((dindir_blk = inode.i_block[EXT2_DIND_BLOCK])) {
+		printf("reading GDT dindir %u\n", dindir_blk);
+		retval = io_channel_read_blk(fs->io, dindir_blk, 1, dindir_buf);
+		if (retval)
+			goto out_inode;
+	} else {
+		blk_t goal = 3 + sb->s_reserved_gdt_blocks +
+			fs->desc_blocks + fs->inode_blocks_per_group;
+
+		retval = ext2fs_alloc_block(fs, goal, 0, &dindir_blk);
+		if (retval)
+			goto out_free;
+		inode.i_mode = LINUX_S_IFREG | 0600;
+		inode.i_links_count = 1;
+		inode.i_block[EXT2_DIND_BLOCK] = dindir_blk;
+		inode.i_blocks = rsv_add;
+		memset(dindir_buf, 0, fs->blocksize);
+#ifdef RES_GDT_DEBUG
+		printf("allocated GDT dindir %u\n", dindir_blk);
+#endif
+		dindir_dirty = inode_dirty = 1;
+		inode_size = apb*apb + apb + EXT2_NDIR_BLOCKS;
+		inode_size *= fs->blocksize;
+		inode.i_size = inode_size & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+		inode.i_size_high = (inode_size >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
+		if(inode.i_size_high) {
+			sb->s_feature_ro_compat |=
+				EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_LARGE_FILE;
+		}
+		inode.i_ctime = time(0);
+	}
+
+	for (rsv_off = 0, gdt_off = fs->desc_blocks,
+	     gdt_blk = sb->s_first_data_block + 1 + gdt_off;
+	     rsv_off < sb->s_reserved_gdt_blocks;
+	     rsv_off++, gdt_off++, gdt_blk++) {
+		unsigned int three = 1, five = 5, seven = 7;
+		unsigned int grp, last = 0;
+		int gdt_dirty = 0;
+
+		gdt_off %= apb;
+		if (!dindir_buf[gdt_off]) {
+			/* FIXME XXX XXX
+			blk_t new_blk;
+
+			retval = ext2fs_new_block(fs, gdt_blk, 0, &new_blk);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_free;
+			if (new_blk != gdt_blk) {
+				// XXX free block
+				retval = -1; // XXX
+			}
+			*/
+			gdt_dirty = dindir_dirty = inode_dirty = 1;
+			memset(gdt_buf, 0, fs->blocksize);
+			dindir_buf[gdt_off] = gdt_blk;
+			inode.i_blocks += rsv_add;
+#ifdef RES_GDT_DEBUG
+			printf("added primary GDT block %u at %u[%u]\n",
+			       gdt_blk, dindir_blk, gdt_off);
+#endif
+		} else if (dindir_buf[gdt_off] == gdt_blk) {
+			printf("reading primary GDT block %u\n", gdt_blk);
+			retval = io_channel_read_blk(fs->io,gdt_blk,1,gdt_buf);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_dindir;
+		} else {
+			printf("bad primary GDT %u != %u at %u[%u]\n",
+			       dindir_buf[gdt_off], gdt_blk,dindir_blk,gdt_off);
+			retval = -1; // XXX
+			goto out_dindir;
+		}
+
+		while ((grp = ext2fs_list_backups(fs, &three, &five, &seven)) <
+		       fs->group_desc_count) {
+			blk_t expect = gdt_blk + grp * sb->s_blocks_per_group;
+
+			if (!gdt_buf[last]) {
+#ifdef RES_GDT_DEBUG
+				printf("added backup GDT %u grp %u@%u[%u]\n",
+				       expect, grp, gdt_blk, last);
+#endif
+				gdt_buf[last] = expect;
+				inode.i_blocks += rsv_add;
+				gdt_dirty = inode_dirty = 1;
+			} else if (gdt_buf[last] != expect) {
+				printf("bad backup GDT %u != %u at %u[%u]\n",
+				       gdt_buf[last], expect, gdt_blk, last);
+				retval = -1; // XXX
+				goto out_dindir;
+			}
+			last++;
+		}
+		if (gdt_dirty) {
+#ifdef RES_GDT_DEBUG
+			printf("writing primary GDT block %u\n", gdt_blk);
+#endif
+			retval = io_channel_write_blk(fs->io,gdt_blk,1,gdt_buf);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_dindir;
+		}
+	}
+
+out_dindir:
+	if (dindir_dirty) {
+		retval2 = io_channel_write_blk(fs->io, dindir_blk,1,dindir_buf);
+		if (!retval)
+			retval = retval2;
+	}
+out_inode:
+	printf("inode.i_blocks = %u, i_size = %u\n", inode.i_blocks,
+	       inode.i_size);
+	if (inode_dirty) {
+		inode.i_atime = inode.i_mtime = time(0);
+		retval2 = ext2fs_write_inode(fs, EXT2_RESIZE_INO, &inode);
+		if (!retval)
+			retval = retval2;
+	}
+out_free:
+	ext2fs_free_mem((void **)&dindir_buf);
+	return retval;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/sparse.c b/lib/ext2fs/sparse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90b028f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/sparse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * sparse.c --- find the groups in an ext2 filesystem with metadata backups
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Theodore Ts'o.
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Andreas Dilger.
+ *
+ * %Begin-Header%
+ * This file may be redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public
+ * License.
+ * %End-Header%
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "ext2_fs.h"
+#include "ext2fsP.h"
+
+static int test_root(int a, int b)
+{
+	if (a == 0)
+		return 1;
+	while (1) {
+		if (a == 1)
+			return 1;
+		if (a % b)
+			return 0;
+		a = a / b;
+	}
+}
+
+int ext2fs_bg_has_super(ext2_filsys fs, int group_block)
+{
+	if (!(fs->super->s_feature_ro_compat &
+	      EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (test_root(group_block, 3) || (test_root(group_block, 5)) ||
+	    test_root(group_block, 7))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Iterate through the groups which hold BACKUP superblock/GDT copies in an
+ * ext3 filesystem.  The counters should be initialized to 1, 5, and 7 before
+ * calling this for the first time.  In a sparse filesystem it will be the
+ * sequence of powers of 3, 5, and 7: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 25, 27, 49, 81, ...
+ * For a non-sparse filesystem it will be every group: 1, 2, 3, 4, ...
+ */
+unsigned int ext2fs_list_backups(ext2_filsys fs, unsigned int *three,
+				 unsigned int *five, unsigned int *seven)
+{
+	unsigned int *min = three;
+	int mult = 3;
+	unsigned int ret;
+
+	if (!(fs->super->s_feature_ro_compat &
+	      EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER)) {
+		ret = *min;
+		*min += 1;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (*five < *min) {
+		min = five;
+		mult = 5;
+	}
+	if (*seven < *min) {
+		min = seven;
+		mult = 7;
+	}
+
+	ret = *min;
+	*min *= mult;
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.c b/misc/mke2fs.c
index fcc9eec..8bf5c18 100644
--- a/misc/mke2fs.c
+++ b/misc/mke2fs.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 	" [-N number-of-inodes]\n\t[-m reserved-blocks-percentage] "
 	"[-o creator-os] [-g blocks-per-group]\n\t[-L volume-label] "
 	"[-M last-mounted-directory] [-O feature[,...]]\n\t"
-	"[-r fs-revision] [-R raid_opts] [-qvSV] device [blocks-count]\n"),
+	"[-r fs-revision] [-R options] [-qvSV] device [blocks-count]\n"),
 		program_name);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -714,6 +714,11 @@
 		s->s_r_blocks_count,
 	       100.0 * s->s_r_blocks_count / s->s_blocks_count);
 	printf(_("First data block=%u\n"), s->s_first_data_block);
+	if (s->s_reserved_gdt_blocks)
+		printf(_("Maximum filesystem blocks=%lu\n"),
+		       (s->s_reserved_gdt_blocks + fs->desc_blocks) *
+		       (fs->blocksize / sizeof(struct ext2_group_desc)) *
+		       s->s_blocks_per_group);
 	if (fs->group_desc_count > 1)
 		printf(_("%u block groups\n"), fs->group_desc_count);
 	else
@@ -726,7 +731,7 @@
 		printf("\n");
 		return;
 	}
-	
+
 	printf(_("Superblock backups stored on blocks: "));
 	group_block = s->s_first_data_block;
 	col_left = 0;
@@ -768,17 +773,17 @@
 
 #define PATH_SET "PATH=/sbin"
 
-static void parse_raid_opts(const char *opts)
+static void parse_r_opts(struct ext2_super_block *param, const char *opts)
 {
 	char	*buf, *token, *next, *p, *arg;
 	int	len;
-	int	raid_usage = 0;
+	int	r_usage = 0;
 
 	len = strlen(opts);
 	buf = malloc(len+1);
 	if (!buf) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("Couldn't allocate memory to parse "
-			"raid options!\n"));
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			_("Couldn't allocate memory to parse options!\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	strcpy(buf, opts);
@@ -788,7 +793,7 @@
 		if (p) {
 			*p = 0;
 			next = p+1;
-		} 
+		}
 		arg = strchr(token, '=');
 		if (arg) {
 			*arg = 0;
@@ -796,32 +801,91 @@
 		}
 		if (strcmp(token, "stride") == 0) {
 			if (!arg) {
-				raid_usage++;
+				r_usage++;
 				continue;
 			}
 			fs_stride = strtoul(arg, &p, 0);
 			if (*p || (fs_stride == 0)) {
 				fprintf(stderr,
 					_("Invalid stride parameter.\n"));
-				raid_usage++;
+				r_usage++;
 				continue;
 			}
+		} else if (!strcmp(token, "resize")) {
+			unsigned long resize = 1;
+			int tmp;
+
+			if (!arg) {
+				r_usage++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			p = &arg[strlen(arg) - 1];
+
+			switch(*p++) {
+			case 'T':
+			case 't': resize <<= 10; /* no break */
+			case 'G':
+			case 'g': resize <<= 10; /* no break */
+			case 'M':
+			case 'm': resize <<= 10; /* no break */
+			case 'K':
+			case 'k': resize >>= param->s_log_block_size -10; *p = 0; break;
+			case 'b': resize >>= param->s_log_block_size - 9; *p = 0; break;
+			case '0': break;
+			case '1': break;
+			case '2': break;
+			case '3': break;
+			case '4': break;
+			case '5': break;
+			case '6': break;
+			case '7': break;
+			case '8': break;
+			case '9': break;
+			default: r_usage++; continue;
+			}
+
+			resize *= strtoul(arg, NULL, 0);
+
+			if (resize == 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr,
+					_("Invalid resize parameter.\n"));
+				r_usage++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			param->s_feature_compat |=
+				EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE;
+			tmp = param->s_blocks_per_group;
+			if (tmp > EXT2_MAX_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(param))
+				tmp = EXT2_MAX_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(param);
+			resize = (resize + tmp - 1) / tmp;
+			tmp = (1 << param->s_log_block_size) /
+				sizeof(struct ext2_group_desc);
+			resize = (resize + tmp - 1) / tmp;
+			/* XXX param->s_res_gdt_blocks = resize - existing
+			cur_groups = (resize - sb->s_first_data_block +
+				      EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(super) - 1) /bpg;
+			cur_gdb = (cur_groups + gdpb - 1) / gdpb;
+			*/
+
 		} else
-			raid_usage++;
+			r_usage++;
 	}
-	if (raid_usage) {
-		fprintf(stderr, _("\nBad raid options specified.\n\n"
-			"Raid options are separated by commas, "
+	if (r_usage) {
+		fprintf(stderr, _("\nBad options specified.\n\n"
+			"Options are separated by commas, "
 			"and may take an argument which\n"
 			"\tis set off by an equals ('=') sign.\n\n"
 			"Valid raid options are:\n"
-			"\tstride=<stride length in blocks>\n\n"));
+			"\tstride=<stride length in blocks>\n"
+			"\tresize=<resize maximum size in blocks>\n\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 }	
 
 static __u32 ok_features[3] = {
 	EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_HAS_JOURNAL |
+		EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE |
 		EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX,	/* Compat */
 	EXT2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE|		/* Incompat */
 		EXT3_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_JOURNAL_DEV|
@@ -844,9 +908,8 @@
 	ext2_ino_t	num_inodes = 0;
 	errcode_t	retval;
 	char *		oldpath = getenv("PATH");
-	char *		raid_opts = 0;
+	char *		r_opts = 0;
 	const char *	fs_type = 0;
-	int		default_features = 1;
 	blk_t		dev_size;
 #ifdef __linux__
 	struct 		utsname ut;
@@ -1056,14 +1119,12 @@
 			mount_dir = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'O':
-			if (!strcmp(optarg, "none") || default_features) {
+			if (!strcmp(optarg, "none")) {
 				param.s_feature_compat = 0;
 				param.s_feature_incompat = 0;
 				param.s_feature_ro_compat = 0;
-				default_features = 0;
-			}
-			if (!strcmp(optarg, "none"))
 				break;
+			}
 			if (e2p_edit_feature(optarg,
 					    &param.s_feature_compat,
 					    ok_features)) {
@@ -1073,7 +1134,7 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case 'R':
-			raid_opts = optarg;
+			r_opts = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'S':
 			super_only = 1;
@@ -1093,7 +1154,7 @@
 	device_name = argv[optind];
 	optind++;
 	if (optind < argc) {
-		unsigned long tmp2  = strtoul(argv[optind++], &tmp, 0);
+		unsigned long long tmp2 = strtoull(argv[optind++], &tmp, 0);
 
 		if ((*tmp) || (tmp2 > 0xfffffffful)) {
 			com_err(program_name, 0, _("bad blocks count - %s"),
@@ -1115,9 +1176,6 @@
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
-	if (raid_opts)
-		parse_raid_opts(raid_opts);
-
 	/*
 	 * If there's no blocksize specified and there is a journal
 	 * device, use it to figure out the blocksize
@@ -1262,6 +1320,20 @@
 	set_fs_defaults(fs_type, &param, blocksize, sector_size, &inode_ratio);
 	blocksize = EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE(&param);
 	
+	if (r_opts)
+		parse_r_opts(&param, r_opts);
+
+	/* Since sparse_super is the default, we would only have a problem
+	 * here if it was explicitly disabled.
+	 */
+	if ((param.s_feature_compat & EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE) &&
+	    !(param.s_feature_ro_compat&EXT2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SPARSE_SUPER)) {
+		com_err(program_name, 0,
+			_("reserved online resize blocks not supported "
+			  "on non-sparse filesystem"));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	if (param.s_blocks_per_group) {
 		if (param.s_blocks_per_group < 256 ||
 		    param.s_blocks_per_group > 8 * (unsigned) blocksize) {
@@ -1299,9 +1371,8 @@
 	 * Calculate number of blocks to reserve
 	 */
 	param.s_r_blocks_count = (param.s_blocks_count * reserved_ratio) / 100;
-
 }
-					
+
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	errcode_t	retval = 0;
@@ -1460,6 +1531,12 @@
 		create_lost_and_found(fs);
 		reserve_inodes(fs);
 		create_bad_block_inode(fs, bb_list);
+		retval = ext2fs_create_resize_inode(fs);
+		if (retval) {
+			com_err("ext2fs_create_resize_inode", retval,
+				_("while reserving blocks for online resize"));
+			exit(1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (journal_device) {