Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-09 Thread Nate Diller
On 08 Apr 2007 06:32:26 +0200, Christer Weinigel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Lennart. Tell me again that these results from > > http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and > http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm > > are not of

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-09 Thread Richard Knutsson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:58:53 +0200, "Richard Knutsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Wow, I'm impressed. Think you got the record on how many mails you referenced to in a reply... TWO actually. I guess you are easily impressed. Oh, took it to be from 5-6

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-09 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 10:14:18PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > NO. You people simply come across as zealots who work together, against > Reiser4. Poor guy ! People are not against Reiser4, they are against the stupid and irritating person who pollutes the lists always sending the same

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-09 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 10:14:18PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NO. You people simply come across as zealots who work together, against Reiser4. Poor guy ! People are not against Reiser4, they are against the stupid and irritating person who pollutes the lists always sending the same results

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-09 Thread Richard Knutsson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:58:53 +0200, Richard Knutsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Wow, I'm impressed. Think you got the record on how many mails you referenced to in a reply... TWO actually. I guess you are easily impressed. Oh, took it to be from 5-6

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-09 Thread Nate Diller
On 08 Apr 2007 06:32:26 +0200, Christer Weinigel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lennart. Tell me again that these results from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm are not of interest to

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-08 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:58:53 +0200, "Richard Knutsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Wow, I'm impressed. Think you got the record on how many mails you > referenced to in a reply... TWO actually. I guess you are easily impressed. A simple cut and paste error. > You have got some rude answers

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-08 Thread Richard Knutsson
Wow, I'm impressed. Think you got the record on how many mails you referenced to in a reply... But dude, please calm down, the caps-lock is not the answer. You have got some rude answers and you have called them back on it + you have repeated the same statement several times, that is not the

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-08 Thread johnrobertbanks
Christer Weinigel: Until YOU, have actually used the REISER4 filesystem yourself, I think YOU OWE IT to the people on the linux-kernel mailing list, to, AS YOU SAY, shut the fuck up. Even reading up on the REISER4 filesystem would help. Applying a little intelligence would undoubtedly help

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Jeff Mahoney
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Theodore Tso wrote: > The reason why I ignore the tar+gzip tests is that in the past Hans > has rigged the test by using a tar ball which was generated by > unpacking a set of kernel sources on a reiser4 filesystem, and then > repacking them using

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Theodore Tso
The reason why I ignore the tar+gzip tests is that in the past Hans has rigged the test by using a tar ball which was generated by unpacking a set of kernel sources on a reiser4 filesystem, and then repacking them using tar+gzip. The result was a tar file whose files were optimally laid out so

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 01:10:31PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:11:46 +0200, Krzysztof Halasa said: > > > > Think about it,... read speeds that are some FOUR times the physical > > > disk read rate,... impossible without the use of compression (or > > > something

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 06:21:29AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jose, > since you clearly have nothing useful to say. Why don't you let Teddy > talk for himself. John, You should first apply your own advice to yourself. Annoying everyone with the exact same mail 10 times a day is really

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread johnrobertbanks
Jose, since you clearly have nothing useful to say. Why don't you let Teddy talk for himself. On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:48:11 +0100, "Jose Celestino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Words by [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 09:13:32PM > -0700]: > > Teddy, > > > > It is a pity you don't

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Jose Celestino
Words by [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 09:13:32PM -0700]: > Teddy, > > It is a pity you don't address the full set of results, when you make > your snide comments. > > Now since you have them,... why don't you make reasoned comment about > them. > > You can read more here: > John,

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Jose Celestino
Words by [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 09:13:32PM -0700]: Teddy, It is a pity you don't address the full set of results, when you make your snide comments. Now since you have them,... why don't you make reasoned comment about them. You can read more here: John, it is not

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread johnrobertbanks
Jose, since you clearly have nothing useful to say. Why don't you let Teddy talk for himself. On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:48:11 +0100, Jose Celestino [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Words by [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 09:13:32PM -0700]: Teddy, It is a pity you don't address the full

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 06:21:29AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jose, since you clearly have nothing useful to say. Why don't you let Teddy talk for himself. John, You should first apply your own advice to yourself. Annoying everyone with the exact same mail 10 times a day is really

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 01:10:31PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:11:46 +0200, Krzysztof Halasa said: Think about it,... read speeds that are some FOUR times the physical disk read rate,... impossible without the use of compression (or something similar).

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Theodore Tso
The reason why I ignore the tar+gzip tests is that in the past Hans has rigged the test by using a tar ball which was generated by unpacking a set of kernel sources on a reiser4 filesystem, and then repacking them using tar+gzip. The result was a tar file whose files were optimally laid out so

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-08 Thread Jeff Mahoney
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Theodore Tso wrote: The reason why I ignore the tar+gzip tests is that in the past Hans has rigged the test by using a tar ball which was generated by unpacking a set of kernel sources on a reiser4 filesystem, and then repacking them using

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-08 Thread johnrobertbanks
Christer Weinigel: Until YOU, have actually used the REISER4 filesystem yourself, I think YOU OWE IT to the people on the linux-kernel mailing list, to, AS YOU SAY, shut the fuck up. Even reading up on the REISER4 filesystem would help. Applying a little intelligence would undoubtedly help

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-08 Thread Richard Knutsson
Wow, I'm impressed. Think you got the record on how many mails you referenced to in a reply... But dude, please calm down, the caps-lock is not the answer. You have got some rude answers and you have called them back on it + you have repeated the same statement several times, that is not the

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER - Christer Weinigel

2007-04-08 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:58:53 +0200, Richard Knutsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Wow, I'm impressed. Think you got the record on how many mails you referenced to in a reply... TWO actually. I guess you are easily impressed. A simple cut and paste error. You have got some rude answers and you

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Christer Weinigel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Lennart. Tell me again that these results from > > http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and > http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm > > are not of interest to you. I still don't understand why you have your > head in the sand.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Teddy, It is a pity you don't address the full set of results, when you make your snide comments. Now since you have them,... why don't you make reasoned comment about them. You can read more here: http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Theodore Tso
On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 05:44:57PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > To get a feel for the performance increases that can be achieved by > using compression, we look at the total time (in seconds) to run the > test: You mean the performance increases of writing a file which is mostly all zero's?

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 05:44:57PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Lennart. Tell me again that these results from > > http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and > http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm Hmm, copying kernel sources around. Not that

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Lennart. Tell me again that these results from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm are not of interest to you. I still don't understand why you have your head in the sand. .-. |

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Krzysztof Halasa
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am quite sure that the kernel RPM file is *already* compressed, at least > somewhat. Sure - that's the point - it's better to have the tool compress data when it makes sense. OTOH I think Reiser4 fs is not about transparent compression, it's rather about the

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 09:32:11PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Don't you agree, that "If they are accurate, THEN they are obviously > very relevant." Nope, if they are accurate and they have something to do with your particular usage and applications, then they are relevant. But it

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:47:36 PDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:21:19 -0400, "Jan Harkes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > With compression there is a pretty high probability that one corrupted > > byte or disk block will result in loss of a considerably larger amount > > of data. > >

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:11:46 +0200, Krzysztof Halasa said: > > Gzip - 3 files (zeros only, raw DV data from video camera, x86_64 > kernel rpm file), 10 MB of data (10*1024*1024), > $ l -Ggh zeros dv bin > -rw-r--r-- 1 10M Apr 7 15:30 bin > -rw-r--r-- 1 10M Apr 7 15:31 dv > -rw-r--r-- 1 10M Apr

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:11:46 +0200, Krzysztof Halasa said: > > Think about it,... read speeds that are some FOUR times the physical > > disk read rate,... impossible without the use of compression (or > > something similar). > > It's really impossible with compression only unless you're writing

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Pekka Enberg
On 4/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I checked what bonnie++ actually writes to its test files, for you. It is about 98-99% zeros. Still, the results record sequential reads, of 232,729 K/sec, nearly four times the physical disk read rate, 63,160 K/sec, of the hard drive.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 13:59:14 +0100, "Dale Amon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Jan does have a point about bad blocks. A couple years ago > I had a relatively new disk start to go bad on random blocks. > I detected it fairly quickly but did have some data loss. > > All the compressed archives which

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Krzysztof -- Aren't you missing the point? Twice the speed would be great,... even a 50% increase,... even a 0% increase. I checked what bonnie++ actually writes to its test files, for you. It is about 98-99% zeros. Still, the results record sequential reads, of 232,729 K/sec, nearly four times

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Krzysztof Halasa
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Why do you think I hate reiserfs developers? That is an insane claim. > Why would I hate reiser3 developers? > Why would I hate reiser4 developers? > Why would I even dislike them? > > I think Hans Reiser is a genius. Is that what you mean by hate? I think they could

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Dale Amon
Jan does have a point about bad blocks. A couple years ago I had a relatively new disk start to go bad on random blocks. I detected it fairly quickly but did have some data loss. All the compressed archives which were hit were near total losses; most other files were at least partially

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Willy,... > With decent CPU, you can reach higher read/write data rates than what a > single off-the-shelf disk can achieve. For this reason, I think that > reiser4 would be worth trying for this particular usage. Glad to see you are willing to give Reiser4 a go. Good man.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 10:58:45PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You know,... you cut out this bit: > > - > > > The following benchmarks are from > > > > http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm or, > >

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Willy Tarreau
On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 10:58:45PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know,... you cut out this bit: - The following benchmarks are from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm or,

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Willy,... With decent CPU, you can reach higher read/write data rates than what a single off-the-shelf disk can achieve. For this reason, I think that reiser4 would be worth trying for this particular usage. Glad to see you are willing to give Reiser4 a go. Good man.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Dale Amon
Jan does have a point about bad blocks. A couple years ago I had a relatively new disk start to go bad on random blocks. I detected it fairly quickly but did have some data loss. All the compressed archives which were hit were near total losses; most other files were at least partially

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Krzysztof Halasa
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why do you think I hate reiserfs developers? That is an insane claim. Why would I hate reiser3 developers? Why would I hate reiser4 developers? Why would I even dislike them? I think Hans Reiser is a genius. Is that what you mean by hate? I think they could hire

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Krzysztof -- Aren't you missing the point? Twice the speed would be great,... even a 50% increase,... even a 0% increase. I checked what bonnie++ actually writes to its test files, for you. It is about 98-99% zeros. Still, the results record sequential reads, of 232,729 K/sec, nearly four times

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 13:59:14 +0100, Dale Amon [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Jan does have a point about bad blocks. A couple years ago I had a relatively new disk start to go bad on random blocks. I detected it fairly quickly but did have some data loss. All the compressed archives which were hit

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Pekka Enberg
On 4/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I checked what bonnie++ actually writes to its test files, for you. It is about 98-99% zeros. Still, the results record sequential reads, of 232,729 K/sec, nearly four times the physical disk read rate, 63,160 K/sec, of the hard drive.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:11:46 +0200, Krzysztof Halasa said: Think about it,... read speeds that are some FOUR times the physical disk read rate,... impossible without the use of compression (or something similar). It's really impossible with compression only unless you're writing only

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:11:46 +0200, Krzysztof Halasa said: Gzip - 3 files (zeros only, raw DV data from video camera, x86_64 kernel rpm file), 10 MB of data (10*1024*1024), $ l -Ggh zeros dv bin -rw-r--r-- 1 10M Apr 7 15:30 bin -rw-r--r-- 1 10M Apr 7 15:31 dv -rw-r--r-- 1 10M Apr 7 15:31

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:47:36 PDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:21:19 -0400, Jan Harkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] With compression there is a pretty high probability that one corrupted byte or disk block will result in loss of a considerably larger amount of data. Bad blocks

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 09:32:11PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't you agree, that If they are accurate, THEN they are obviously very relevant. Nope, if they are accurate and they have something to do with your particular usage and applications, then they are relevant. But it

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Krzysztof Halasa
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am quite sure that the kernel RPM file is *already* compressed, at least somewhat. Sure - that's the point - it's better to have the tool compress data when it makes sense. OTOH I think Reiser4 fs is not about transparent compression, it's rather about the plugins

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Lennart. Tell me again that these results from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm are not of interest to you. I still don't understand why you have your head in the sand. .-. |

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 05:44:57PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lennart. Tell me again that these results from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm Hmm, copying kernel sources around. Not that interesting.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Theodore Tso
On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 05:44:57PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get a feel for the performance increases that can be achieved by using compression, we look at the total time (in seconds) to run the test: You mean the performance increases of writing a file which is mostly all zero's?

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread johnrobertbanks
Teddy, It is a pity you don't address the full set of results, when you make your snide comments. Now since you have them,... why don't you make reasoned comment about them. You can read more here: http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-07 Thread Christer Weinigel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lennart. Tell me again that these results from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm are not of interest to you. I still don't understand why you have your head in the sand. Oh,

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-06 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:30:49 -0400, "Jan Harkes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Since you decide to publically respond to a private email, but not only > you did not 'discuss' anything I wrote and in fact cut out most of the > useful information in my reply I guess I will have to repeat my >

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-06 Thread Jan Harkes
Since you decide to publically respond to a private email, but not only you did not 'discuss' anything I wrote and in fact cut out most of the useful information in my reply I guess I will have to repeat my observations. Once I send out this email, I'll just add you to my friendly killfile (as

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-06 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:21:19 -0400, "Jan Harkes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Do you really have to repeat the results in every email you sent? The following benchmarks are from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm or, http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-06 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:21:19 -0400, Jan Harkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Do you really have to repeat the results in every email you sent? The following benchmarks are from http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm or, http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-06 Thread Jan Harkes
Since you decide to publically respond to a private email, but not only you did not 'discuss' anything I wrote and in fact cut out most of the useful information in my reply I guess I will have to repeat my observations. Once I send out this email, I'll just add you to my friendly killfile (as

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-06 Thread johnrobertbanks
On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:30:49 -0400, Jan Harkes [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Since you decide to publically respond to a private email, but not only you did not 'discuss' anything I wrote and in fact cut out most of the useful information in my reply I guess I will have to repeat my observations.

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:34:48 PDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > If they are accurate, THEN they are obviously very relevant. Erm. No. They're not "obviously" very relevant. I could hypothetically create a benchmark, that's accurate and repeatable, that shows that reiser4 is able to wash a herd

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Peter, You say that the results may be accurate, but "Whether or not they're *relevant* is a totally different ball of wax." and "Whether or not they're relevant depends on how well they happen to reflect your particular usage pattern." Well, surprise, surprise,.. everyone knows that. Have

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread H. Peter Anvin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Peter, You say that the results may be accurate, but not relevant. NO, I said that whether they're accurate is another matter. If they are accurate, THEN they are obviously very relevant. Crap-o-la. Whether or not they're relevant depends on how well they

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Peter, You say that the results may be accurate, but not relevant. .-. | FILESYSTEM | TIME |DISK | | TYPE |(secs)|USAGE| .-. |REISER4 lzo | 1938 | 278 | |REISER4 gzip| 2295 | 213 | |REISER4 | 3462 | 692 | |EXT2| 4092 | 816 |

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread H. Peter Anvin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeap, I guess that will probably work. And here I was trying to compile old versions of GRUB from namesys.com. By the way, do you think the benchmarks from: http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Yeap, I guess that will probably work. And here I was trying to compile old versions of GRUB from namesys.com. By the way, do you think the benchmarks from: http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm are accurate?

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread H. Peter Anvin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I have patched the 2.6.20 kernel and have a partition formatted with Reiser4. However, I am having trouble getting LILO or GRUB working (with Reiser4). Could you guys who know all about this, help me, or point me to some help. Make your /boot a separate

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Ignatich, After seeing the following benchmarks at http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm The Reiser4 benchmarks are so good, I have decided to try the Reiser4 filesystem. .-. |

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Ignatich, After seeing the following benchmarks at http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm The Reiser4 benchmarks are so good, I have decided to try the Reiser4 filesystem. .-. |

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread H. Peter Anvin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I have patched the 2.6.20 kernel and have a partition formatted with Reiser4. However, I am having trouble getting LILO or GRUB working (with Reiser4). Could you guys who know all about this, help me, or point me to some help. Make your /boot a separate

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Yeap, I guess that will probably work. And here I was trying to compile old versions of GRUB from namesys.com. By the way, do you think the benchmarks from: http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and http://m.domaindlx.com/LinuxHelp/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm are accurate?

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER? I need help.

2007-04-05 Thread H. Peter Anvin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeap, I guess that will probably work. And here I was trying to compile old versions of GRUB from namesys.com. By the way, do you think the benchmarks from: http://linuxhelp.150m.com/resources/fs-benchmarks.htm and

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Peter, You say that the results may be accurate, but not relevant. .-. | FILESYSTEM | TIME |DISK | | TYPE |(secs)|USAGE| .-. |REISER4 lzo | 1938 | 278 | |REISER4 gzip| 2295 | 213 | |REISER4 | 3462 | 692 | |EXT2| 4092 | 816 |

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread H. Peter Anvin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Peter, You say that the results may be accurate, but not relevant. NO, I said that whether they're accurate is another matter. If they are accurate, THEN they are obviously very relevant. Crap-o-la. Whether or not they're relevant depends on how well they

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread johnrobertbanks
Hi Peter, You say that the results may be accurate, but Whether or not they're *relevant* is a totally different ball of wax. and Whether or not they're relevant depends on how well they happen to reflect your particular usage pattern. Well, surprise, surprise,.. everyone knows that. Have a

Re: Reiser4. BEST FILESYSTEM EVER.

2007-04-05 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:34:48 PDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: If they are accurate, THEN they are obviously very relevant. Erm. No. They're not obviously very relevant. I could hypothetically create a benchmark, that's accurate and repeatable, that shows that reiser4 is able to wash a herd of