From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mail.iinet.net.au (symphony-06.iinet.net.au [203.59.3.38]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with SMTP id B7AFAAC7DE for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 17:52:27 -0500 (CDT) Received: (qmail 14405 invoked by uid 666); 14 May 2002 22:52:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rattus.Localdomain) (203.59.169.81) by iinet.net.au with SMTP; 14 May 2002 22:52:21 -0000 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rattus.Localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07B741608 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 06:44:21 +0800 (WST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] reiserfs From: Bill Kenworthy To: gentoo-dev List In-Reply-To: <20020514124914.O5849@firinn.org> References: <23DFAA462CC6A64487613B0E242D9FF706EC65@mercury.phoenix-interactive.com> <200205141707.06913.arutha@gmx.de> <200205141039.19317.jsmith@kcco.com> <200205141907.20610.arutha@gmx.de> <20020514124914.O5849@firinn.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.1.0.99 (Preview Release) Date: 15 May 2002 06:44:20 +0800 Message-Id: <1021416261.19668.26.camel@rattus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 4c32a8b9-7f01-4c73-b584-af412d55ace0 X-Archives-Hash: c2a0c8a0874a70a1ee0913e6d0a1b2cb Mandrake also push reiserfs and the bad experiances seem to have been few and far between (in the early days it was /boot install issues and unfamiliarity with a new FS). Personally, in approx two years I have had one minor corruption of one directory (improper shutdown when power went in an electrical storm), but have lost two WHOLE ext2 systems in that time, besides odd data files when power is unexpectedly lost. The question came up on a local lug as well, with reiserfs and ext3 seeming to be the top choices, and from memory xfs seemed to be bagged (cant remember why - something to do with the linux implementation?). Reiserfs did get some bad press in the early days, and I think that may be a hangover that effects peoples thinking. I think this is a case of YMMV, and as far as I am concerned, gentoo is the odd one out by not reccomending reiserfs, and because there seems to be little documentation to back it up its point of view, but a fair bit of experiance saying reiserfs is reasonably stable. There is also the possibility that the problem is gentoo's implementation of reiser (that is, other distro's patch it for some known problems). Note that I dont regard any FS as "totally stable", but from experiance and reccomendations, reiserfs and ext3 seem to near the top, particularly if you NEED the protection journalling offers. Its only when I joined this list that I have come across people reccomending xfs. BillK On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 01:49, Mark Bainter wrote: > Alexander Gretencord [arutha@gmx.de] wrote: > > As said earlier, it's ok to tell the people that reiser is not stable in your > > opinion, but tell them _why_! That's my whole point, nothing about being > > emotionally attached to reiser (tho I use it and am happy, but I also use XFS > > and am happy)