> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Burger [mailto:mburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:48 PM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: RH9 + Kernel 2.6 + Reiserfs...HOwto?? > > > On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jesse Keating [mailto:jkeating@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > > > > On Thursday 26 February 2004 20:04, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > > I'm trying to see if I can play around with > > > Reiserfs. I have an > > > > additional unpartitioned space which I would like to store > > > small files > > > > (eg.. Text Howtos, web pages, pdf docs pics etc) > > > > > > > If you're looking for a faster file system, might as well go > > > for one that > > > isn't riddled with instability. XFS has been included into > > > 2.6 mainline, > > > and would be a very good alternative to ext3. Reiser 3 is > > > far to prone to > > > data loss for my tastes, and Reiser4 is just too beta. > Go w/ a file > > > system where the core developer cares about stability > over raw speed. > > > > Hmm... That's the 1st time I'm hearing bad things about > reiserfs. (though my ears were buried deep in ext3) :) > > > > Okay.. I've downloaded the updated xfsprogs-2.6.2 packages. > > how do I partition the space/create the xfs partition? Any pitfalls > > I need to be aware of? > > Ps: I'm taking your word for it and taking the plunge.. > > If you're running a stock RH kernel, you won't be able to read an XFS > formatted partition, yet. Nope.. I'm running kernel 2.6.3. compiled it myself. (I did mention that didn't I? hmm) Okay.. Seems like XFS uses less overheads than ext3. On a newly formatted 4.4Gb parttition, it uses only ~33K of space is memory serves me right. Ext3 uses ~30MB. One more question, though XFS has been found to be rather fast, (I read the linux+xfs Howto but which is for 2.4 kernels and I'm using 2.6, it's labeled as "Linux On Steroids") I can't be certain if it's faster since that parition is just used for putting mp3 & linux rpm/tarballs which is not acessed frequently. Oh.. running with laptop_mode too, the new control script can do auto re-mounting. But seems like there isn't a commit interval thingy for XFS? (or is there? I googled and read the man pages, no reference to commit= option) Any help here? -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
