Re: [gentoo-user] Separate /usr [was: Clock is way off]

[Daniel Iliev <danny@ilievnet.com>]

On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:03:58 +0100
Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello Daniel Iliev,
> 
> > Some say it gives performance boost (I'm not sure about it), but
> > more importantly it gives (partial) protection from file system
> > damage. How come? The partitions with most frequent writes are those
> > containing /var /home and /tmp. In case of power failure or system
> > lock-up the chances are better that a file system not taking writes
> > at the moment would survive the crash. Following this logic and
> > since /usr contains most of the programs and /bin & /sbin contain
> > most of the basic OS, those should reside on partitions with rare
> > writes.
> 
> You could also argue that /usr needs the least protection from
> filesystem damage, because it contains no data. /usr can be repaired
> with a reinstall, unlike /var, /home or /etc.
> 
> 


That's a good point.

Only for the sake of arguing: those need no FS protection, but
recent back-ups :)



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Best regards,
Daniel

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