ext3/NTFS is journalled whereas FAT isn't The problem with this is the problem of the journaled file system's overhead. There are more I/O operations on the disk for each update and most logging operations require synchronous writes. Also, since there is much more writing and moving of blocks on the disk, fragmentation for the system becomes a problem much faster than if journaling weren't installed and running. The question becomes whether or not you want a faster or safer system. This isn't a decision that should be made across the board, but rather, on a case by case basis. I hope that is of some help. Regards Anubhav Hanjura -----Original Message----- From: kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org]On Behalf Of Anandanam Rama Kotaiah Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 2:43 PM To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org Subject: defragmentaion in ext3 hi everyone I'm doing some work in defragmentation of file systems. when i googled abt tht, i got tht ext3 does not suffer from fragmentaion as much as FAT or NTFS,but i could not get the reason for tht.. Can anyone help me out?? bye a linux lover -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
