Re: filesystem Qs

Hi Bryan,

I never use a non-journaling file system anymore. Apparently grub (the
grand unified boot 'thingy') needs ext3 (which is ext2 with a journal)
to reliably boot. At least my last dozen or so Debian installs
complained when I tried to use any other file system for the boot
partition. I like the reiserfs, but there are those around who swear by
xfs (the SGI offering). I have used it once, two or three harddisks ago
(or more). I have not tried jfs (the IBM offering), but I have heard
that it is solid.

I find the ext2 based file system, which includes ext3, to be a pain
when it decides to check itself because it has been mounted more than 30
or so times. I generally shut down my equipment when I am done for the
session because a) I have four or five here at my home office and I have
to pay for the electricity, and b) the other three or four are at two
different offices and it is not good to leave them running and
unoccupied. So, every three weeks, or so, I get this delay whilst ext2
is checking itself.

My experience with the reiserfs is pleasant. It formats fast and it
recovers fast. I cannot say anything about either xfs or jfs, but I hear
they are fast too. No, I will never, ever, knowingly, use a
non-journaling file system on one of my computers.

fgd.

bryanm@acsalaska.net wrote:
> I'm looking at filesystems to use on a couple new systems, and I came
> up with some questions for the list:
>
> 1. Are there any reputable non-journaling filesystems used on Linux
> these days except for ext2?
>
> 2. When repairing a filesystem by replaying a journal, does the time
> it takes depend on the amount of data in the filesystem, or just
> on the number of files?
>
> 3. Is there any advantage to journaling filesystems other than the
> speed of recovery after a crash?
>
> I appreciate your collective wisdom.
>
> --
> Bryan Medsker
> bryanm@acsalaska.net
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