On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 09:00 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > The official answer for RHEL is here: > http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_5737.shtm And while it is applicable to ReiserFS and JFS, it has _not_ been applicable to XFS. There have been numerous points during the 2.4 kernel where XFS was _better_ than Ext3 in support areas Red Hat sorely needed -- from quotas to ACLs to (and still today) filesystem backup (especially on-line). This answer is oblivious to reality on XFS. I've read the same comments again and again -- others have done the same -- and everytime it's FUD. People making the comments are actually unfamiliar with all the issues solved by XFS. Again, that viewpoint _is_ applicable to ReiserFS and JFS. As a proponent of Ext3 myself, I _do_ advocate why Red Hat does not support ReiserFS and JFS. But that advocacy _falls_flat_ when it comes to XFS. Anyone who knows the history of XFS' development and release on Linux knows this. It's a _total_joke_ in the XFS group when Fedora/Red Hat come back and say "oh, there's nothing XFS does that Ext3 doesn't do" and there are all these "exceptions" they end up agreeing to -- such as the lack of so many "standard" on-line user-space tools in traditional UNIX filesystems that XFS has (since day 1 on Linux), the varying EA support and history of quota support, the removal on relying on the LVM2/DM stack to solve so many things (such as the lack of on-line user-space tools) which introduce more race conditions, etc... That's what I'm talking about -- key enterprise features that are _expected_ in a multi-TB UNIX filesystem. Which forces us to send our clients to Solaris, instead of Fedora Core or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. > Again, You should be specific about what you consider FUD in the Fedora > Myths page. Avoid long rants. I've got plenty of specifics, and I've tried to address them here, as well as in posts before. But apparently you don't want to read what you consider a "long rant." That's just sad, because it is _not_ a "long rant." > If anyone is willing to step up and maintain XFS or any other filesystem > for that matter in Fedora, it can be send to the fedora development > list. Try SGI and the XFS team. Unfortunately, it takes some level of "formal engagement" from Red Hat/Fedora kernel developers too. That hasn't happened from what I've seen over 4 years and, sadly enough, it's in Red Hat's own, best interest. -- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The best things in life are NOT free - which is why life is easiest if you save all the bills until you can share them with the perfect woman -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
