Martha Stewart called it a Good Thing when arnaulist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Arnau) wrote: > Which is the best filesystem in linux for postgresql? nowadays I'm > using ext3, I don't know if other filesystems like XFS, reiser... would > be better from the performance point of view. Do you care more about performance? Or reliability? I think I'd rather see things 3% slower than they could perhaps be if that diminishes the risk of suddenly losing a filesystem... The last time I did a benchmark, I found JFS *slightly* faster than XFS, and XFS slightly faster than ext3. But then lost several JFS filesystems to weird interactions between JFS and disk controller. That was about 2 years ago; there have been new releases of both filesystems, SCSI device drivers, as well as major kernel revisions. It's not evident how much things have really changed. At any rate, I would NOT put filesystem performance at the top of the list; ability of vendors to provide support is something I would put much higher. That factor alone usually rules out both JFS and XFS... -- select 'cbbrowne' || '@' || 'gmail.com'; http://linuxfinances.info/info/lsf.html Rules of the Evil Overlord #43. "I will maintain a healthy amount of skepticism when I capture the beautiful rebel and she claims she is attracted to my power and good looks and will gladly betray her companions if I just let her in on my plans." <http://www.eviloverlord.com/>
