Thomas Bächler wrote: > Delayed allocation might lead to data loss of recently created or > overwritten files in case of power failure or system freeze. The most > common case of overwriting files in badly written programs has been > worked around in ext4, but theoretically it might still happen > (witnessed by a file with size 0 after power loss or otherwise unclean > shutdown). The same is the case for xfs or btrfs though. You can disable > delayed allocation, but that will negate one of the performance > improvements in ext4 compared to ext3. > Thomas, Thank you. That's exactly the type information I was looking for. Since this Arch box is my home server I'll give ext4 a shot. Since this thing functions under a light load and has about 30 minutes of battery backup I should be fine. I'll pass along any anomalies -> hopefully you won't see any ext4 message subjects from me later... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
