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Anatomy of Linux Journaling File Systems

Posted by timothy on from the dear-diary dept.

LinucksGirl writes "Journaling file systems used to be an oddity primarily for research purposes, but today it's the default in Linux. Discover the ideas behind journaling file systems, and learn how they provide better integrity in the face of a power failure or system crash. Learn about the various journaling file systems in use today, and peek into the next generation of journaling file systems."

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  1. More interesting story: by bersl2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Barriers and journaling filesystems

  2. Re:File systems should know more about file type by Carnildo · · Score: 5, Informative

    MacOS is probably the most advanced in this regard: it's got a system call for "swap the contents of these two files". This does an atomic swap, and as a side benefit, preserves any links to the files.

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    "They redundantly repeated themselves over and over again incessantly without end ad infinitum" -- ibid.