On 28 Jun 2004, Petter Larsen wrote: >>> We are using ext3 on a compact flash disk in an embedded device. So we >>> are not using RAID systems. >> >> Watch out - even with the internal wear leveling the CF disk will do, >> ext3 is still a pretty heavy filesystem to use there. > > Well, which filesystem would you then used for read-write on this CF? My recommendation would be to look at running your system out of memory, and writing back to flash on a scheduled basis, and at shutdown. That way the write load is minimized, but you still have a persistent store. Daniel -- Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. -- Samuel Goldwyn _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users