On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Jon Miner wrote:
> * Matt Hoppes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [991015 17:20]:
> > Anyway, this paragraph:
> > "Linux lacks a commercial quality Journaling File System. This means
> > that in the event of a system failure (such as a power outage) data
> > loss or corruption is possible. In any event, the system must check
> > the integrity of the file system during system restart, a process that
> > will likely consume an extended amount of time, especially on large
> > volumes and may require manual intervention to reconstruct the file
> > system."
>
> This is true. Linux doesn't have a real journaled filesystem, it is a
> drawback (Although, I'm not sure that NT has one that isn't
> VaporWare(tm)..), all other major Unices have them. SGI has
> Open-sourced their XFS, so assumedly it will be ported to Linux soon.
I believe I heard somebody say at the UKUUG linux conference this summer
(in Birmingham, UK) that a full journaling FS for linux was in the works.
This could well be a port of XFS.
Chris
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