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XFS Merged into Linux 2.4
Alphix writes "As noted on KernelTrap Marcelo has merged XFS into 2.4 after a code review by Christoph Hellwig. The mail from Marcelo on LKML is here. Apparently it touched very little VFS code so people not using XFS shouldn't see any ill effects from this (it's even supposed to fix some VFS bugs).
XFS is described by SGI as '...a journalling filesystem developed by SGI and used in SGI's IRIX operating system. It is now also available under GPL for linux. It is extremely scalable, using btrees extensively to support large and/or sparse files, and extremely large directories. The journalling capability means no more waiting for fsck's or worrying about meta-data corruption.' Let the stability vs. new-features flamewar begin."
What Dave has to say about this.
The site where: "I'm right, as long as you ignore the things that prove me wrong", became a valid method of debate.
.. what SCO will have to say about this...
yeah, they probably sent Vito down to visit Marcelo with a suite case full of jacksons and a simple message to deliver. "Marc... look we've got this fine filesystem here. you've seen the code. its nice code. but, you've got our competitor filesystem code in your kernel. now before we get our brawls all in an up roar, all we're asking is you HIGHLY consider putting this here XFS filesystem into that there kernel you're maintinging. Now, be a good boy, Marc, I know you'll do the right thing"
me i always hate seeing commercial quality products ending up on free software. the disgust.
post screenshots, plz kthx.
from the journals-are-for-girls dept.
:-)
Huh? I always thought it was diaries that were for girls... at least, that's what I told my friends when they made fun of my journal.
Laugh at stupidity: mod idiots +1 Funny.
-XFS
;)
+JFS
Looks like they are pretty close. I think the only difference is the X and J.
from the article:
"Of course ext2 isn't a journaling filesystem and therefore it isn't a journaling filesystem and therefore has less advantages then xfs, jfs, reiserfs, ext3."
you see, i just find stupid stuff like this funny and therefore i just find stupid stuff like this funny. So sue me and sue me!
"Freedom is letting people do things that you don't like." -Linus Torvalds
Bad web site. It's almost like they don't want anyone to try out their work. Another example of why developers should stick with developing and get their little nephews to put up their web sites for them.
Right, because a web site without a lot of nice colors and pictures might scare away my Grandma when she's looking for a new file system for the embedded Linux distro she's building. I mean, she really sees value in a file system that is compressed and offers near-optimal wear leveling while minimizing page churn, but all that black and white text makes her nervous.
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