Ext4 seems to go further that ext3 allowing up to 65000 links in a directory.
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/11/32 On 10/3/07, Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > In all honesty this would be a great project to put Uganda on the map > as far as IT potential > How much work are we talking about? > I think the talent is in country ..... > > The problem is ; > 1) This is a long term project (You can say 5 - 7 years > commitment ... at least two kernels) > 2) Its a labour of love (I cannot see where the money is ... unless > its donations ... or get a core sponsor ... private or govt ) > 3) Is the code and documentation for reiserfs4 available? > > > Maybe those who teach at MUK or Other great Ugandan institutions of > higher education can make it a recurring course/project so they can > get free guaranteed labour year in and year out :-) > > Kiggs > > > > On Oct 3, 2007, at 4:46 PM, andrew colin wrote: > > > My BAD, > > > > I would be a pity for reiser4 to just die, but anyway the other > > alternative to the 32000 link per directory issue is XFS although that > > is not optimized for many small file rather for very large files > > > > On 10/3/07, Hari Kurup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> andrew colin wrote: > >>> On the contrary Reiserfs is not dead Reiser 3 is considered > >>> production > >>> quality no new features are added to it just bug fixes. Reiserfs > >>> cannot just be abandoned because of the murder conviction given the > >>> fact that ext3 has a limit on the number of files that can be > >>> created > >>> in a directory > >> > >> > >> Reiser3 was put in maintenance mode long before the murder saga. > >> Chris > >> Mason previously at SuSE was the one who took over but apparently he > >> also got fed up. > >> > >> According to some sources, nobody is maintaining it anymore and it > >> may > >> be removed from the linux kernel. > >> > >> http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2006-11/msg01143.html > >> > >> - -- > >> Hari > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >> > >> iD8DBQFHA4+2qKk6z8PUzckRAvqNAJ9JGlrJ55lV5/kQs08VAdxkPQPfWwCgnGQL > >> 6TVKYVoTzD15gJneutBabYs= > >> =7qqv > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > >> for them in any way. > >> --------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > "Dru" > > To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with > > the master, see through the master, become the master. (zen) > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > > for them in any way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > -- Acta Virum Probant -- > > - ---- > Kiggundu Mukasa > KYM-NET LTD. > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 772 972255 > +256 414 571779 > Fax: +256 312 262122 > > http://kym.net > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFHA6yMB7ysNxfQ4A4RAi0eAJ9ujAV0xbPVp9kauy8kVvL1vgEQTgCfcjBr > N/KaPdyjI0fWI56gOs18gM8= > =d2qH > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > -- "Dru" To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master. (zen) _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
