[lug] XFS filesystem core code goes into AC series

[Ian S. Nelson]

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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).
>
> D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com
>

XFS is in the 2.5 series and had been there a long time.  Mandrake also
has supported it for the last few major versions.  I chose  it for the
Echostar DP721 settop box and I have been using it on my servers and
desktop for a long time (~2 years)

It's a great filesystem,  it's robust,  it has robust tools (repacker,
etc...) and I haven't had a single problem with it.  It also have a very
nice set of file manipulation ioctl, like hole punch and others.  My
only beef is that the code is big.

Ian

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