Thanks for all your valuable comments :) That's why they're defaults. :) :) -- Cheers, Lakshmipathi.G On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Eric Sandeen<sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > lakshmi pathi wrote: >> Hi, >> I want to create ext3FS or ext4FS with it's maximum performace. > > You left out the part about what workload you want to maximize... > >> I thought about below points (If i'm wrong please let me know ) : >> >> 1)Using writeback mode . > > Acceptable and helpful in some situations, but be aware of data > integrity issues here if you crash - files may end up with wrong data in > them, either your own wrong data, or someone else's. > >> 2)Use larger block size (8K) > > Only possible if you have 8K or greater pages, and if you're on > x86/x86_64 etc you're limited to 4K. > >> 3)Enable noaccess time, in fstab. > > noatime can make a difference. > >> I'm not sure about below option,but i read,its about directory optimization. >> 4)e2fsck -D -f /dev/sda > > -D is only useful/applicable on aged filesystems, it won't make any > difference on a new fs. > >> Anyother tips to optimize the file system? I'm planning to spend >> sometime with "Linux From scratch" in comings days. >> So I want "my" system to have better performace :) > > By and large, the defaults provide the best performance for "normal" > situations. That's why they're defaults. :) > > -Eric > _______________________________________________ Ext3-users mailing list Ext3-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
