[lug] XFS filesystem core code goes into AC series

[The Matt]

On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 17:00, The Matt wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 15:31, D. Stimits wrote:
> > I don't know how many of you are interested in the XFS filesystem, but 
> > the core code for XFS is now merged into 2.4.21rc1-ac3. Hopefully that 
> > means it'll make its way into the 2.4.x series of kernels within a 
> > couple of releases of the standard kernel. If it is in an AC series 
> > kernel, chances are Redhat will make XFS filesystem an option soon, even 
> > if it isn't in the main kernel yet (well, don't hold your breath, but it 
> > seems reasonable now).
> 
> OK, I'll ask.  I've used FATxx, NTFS, Extx, and BeFS, but never XFS. 
> What are the pros/cons of XFS compared to, say, Ext3 and ReiserFS.  My
> limited knowledge is that XFS is what you use on very fast (SCSI320 and
> Fibre Channel) systems, ReiserFS is good for small files, and
> ext3...well, because I always used ext2, I've never looked elsewhere.
> 
> I know they're all in Gentoo (also JFS), which I plan to try out as soon
> as 1.4 appears, so it'd be good to know what they are all like.

I guess I also forgot Reiser4, but I'll contemplate that when I finally
see it.

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