>>>>> "Anubhav" == Anubhav Hanjura <anubhavh@virtusa.com> writes: Anubhav> Also, since there is much more writing and moving of blocks Anubhav> on the disk, fragmentation for the system becomes a problem Anubhav> much faster than if journaling weren't installed and Anubhav> running. This is not true. The space for the journal is preallocated and does not interfere with subsequent block allocations. ~velco -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/