On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 10:40:06 -0800 Bill Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 09:05:51AM -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > >I'm thinking to go the same way; I already have RH 7.3, but until > >now I haven't been paying much attention to XFS. How do you get > >that installed? Is there a step-by-step? > > All the things I've heard about XFS make it sound like the greatest > thing since sliced bread, but when I was looking at the gentoo site > yesterday, it had some strong recommendations against using it, and > recommended reiserfs for systems with many small files. >
I'm curious which specific gentoo document you are referring to? Gentoo has offered xfs kernels for a long time. It is true that reiserfs generally has a slight performance edge for small files. OTOH, I've been using EXT3 without any complaints (survived several lockups with flying colors) for a year now. I also used XFS and reiserfs for a few months without incident. I can't argue with the fact the XFS comes from a long, successful commercial background. My personal preference is to wait for formal adoption in the kernel (2.6), since I don't need the additional hassle of dealing with patches outside the main kernel tree. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area Gentoo 1.4 sytem _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
