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Linux File System Shootout

Posted by simoniker on from the bang-bang-it's dept.

IpSo_ writes "Finally an extensive, human readable Linux file system benchmark has been unleashed upon us. Originally posted on the Linux Kernel mailing list, using two of the most popular benchmarking tools available, it compares all the major file systems, including their different mount options. The results are surprising."

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  1. Short summary by mst76 · · Score: 5, Informative
    iozone benchmark
    best: jfs
    worst: ext3_journal

    bonnie++ benchmark
    best: ext2
    worst: reiser4/reiser4_extents, ext3_ordered/ext3_journal

  2. Re:Huh? by matticus · · Score: 5, Informative
    Well, here's IBM's page about it.


    From what I've seen poking around USEnet, JFS seems to have the too little, too late problem. I've never seen it pwn a benchmark like it did today though.
    I'm a little confused-I have been told XFS is the best designed, highest performing file system, and I would hate to think SGI is getting into a lot of this crap with SCO for a relatively slow journaling file system...

  3. Re:Huh? by Frodo420024 · · Score: 5, Informative
    I'm a little confused-I have been told XFS is the best designed, highest performing file system, and I would hate to think SGI is getting into a lot of this crap with SCO for a relatively slow journaling file system...

    IIRC, XFS is more about guaranteed performance under various stressful conditions than about getting the absolute peak speed in calm conditions.

    --
    I'm in a Unix state of mind.
  4. "linux reiserfs" by bani · · Score: 5, Informative

    type "linux reiserfs" when booting the installer, and you will have access to reiserfs during redhat install.

    i've been using this method for ~2 years now.