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> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: Mike Burger [mailto:mburger@(protected)]
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:48 PM
> To: shrike-list@(protected)
> Subject: RE: RH9 + Kernel 2.6 + Reiserfs...HOwto??
>
>
> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > From: Jesse Keating [mailto:jkeating@(protected)]
> > >
> > > On Thursday 26 February 2004 20:04, Ow Mun Heng wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to see if I can play around with
> > > Reiserfs. I have an
> > > > additional unpartitioned space which I would like to store
> > > small files
> > > > (eg.. Text Howtos, web pages, pdf docs pics etc)
> > > >
> > > If you're looking for a faster file system, might as well go
> > > for one that
> > > isn't riddled with instability. XFS has been included into
> > > 2.6 mainline,
> > > and would be a very good alternative to ext3. Reiser 3 is
> > > far to prone to
> > > data loss for my tastes, and Reiser4 is just too beta.
> Go w/ a file
> > > system where the core developer cares about stability
> over raw speed.
> >
> > Hmm... That's the 1st time I'm hearing bad things about
> reiserfs. (though my ears were buried deep in ext3) :)
> >
> > Okay.. I've downloaded the updated xfsprogs-2.6.2 packages.
> > how do I partition the space/create the xfs partition? Any pitfalls
> > I need to be aware of?
> > Ps: I'm taking your word for it and taking the plunge..
>
> If you're running a stock RH kernel, you won't be able to read an XFS
> formatted partition, yet.
Nope.. I'm running kernel 2.6.3. compiled it myself. (I did
mention that didn't I? hmm)
Okay.. Seems like XFS uses less overheads than ext3. On a newly
formatted 4.4Gb parttition, it uses only ~33K of space is memory
serves me right. Ext3 uses ~30MB.
One more question, though XFS has been found to be rather fast,
(I read the linux+xfs Howto but which is for 2.4 kernels and
I'm using 2.6, it's labeled as "Linux On Steroids") I can't
be certain if it's faster since that parition is just used for
putting mp3 & linux rpm/tarballs which is not acessed frequently.
Oh.. running with laptop_mode too, the new control script can
do auto re-mounting. But seems like there isn't a commit interval
thingy for XFS? (or is there? I googled and read the man pages,
no reference to commit= option)
Any help here?
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