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Best Shrinkable ReiserFS Replacement?
paulkoan writes "I have been using ReiserFS for my file system across a few servers for some time now (follow the link below for details of my experience). I can't foresee the future of ReiserFS, but if I'm going to have to migrate as support diminishes, I'd like to begin that process now. My criteria are: in-kernel support, shrinkable, and has good recovery when the file system is not closed properly. That shrinkable requirement precludes a lot of options. What's a good replacement for ReiserFS?"
I initially chose ReiserFS because I was building a MythTV system and it was the recommended FS across the board, from small to large files. I've had good experiences with ReiserFS and it has had a pummeling. That MythTV box for example has a very volatile environment and loses power on a regular basis. I haven't lost any data through any of these outages.
Compare this to my brief foray into XFS on the same box, where 25% of the filesystem ended up in lost+found with numbers for filenames. When this happened a second time on a different system I decided XFS wasn't for me — and I really don't get the point of a journalled filesystem that will keep data relatively safe, but then remove any means to identify it when things go wrong.
But everyone has good and bad experiences with filesystems, ReiserFS included. XFS has a good rep, my experience aside.
I initially chose ReiserFS because I was building a MythTV system and it was the recommended FS across the board, from small to large files. I've had good experiences with ReiserFS and it has had a pummeling. That MythTV box for example has a very volatile environment and loses power on a regular basis. I haven't lost any data through any of these outages.
Compare this to my brief foray into XFS on the same box, where 25% of the filesystem ended up in lost+found with numbers for filenames. When this happened a second time on a different system I decided XFS wasn't for me — and I really don't get the point of a journalled filesystem that will keep data relatively safe, but then remove any means to identify it when things go wrong.
But everyone has good and bad experiences with filesystems, ReiserFS included. XFS has a good rep, my experience aside.
The O. J. Simpson filesystem!
Just because it CAN be done, doesn't mean it should!
... to find a new killer filesystem, you insensitive clod!
However you handle your FS migration, special care must be taken to divide the task at hand into small manageable chunks. The migration must be quick and dirty, but with as little mess as possible. Most importantly, be honest with your customers -- they will decide your business' fate. Don't treat them like idiots just because they didn't design a FS.
NTFS on Vista?
I hear your disk space shrinks like nobody's business.
If firefighters fight fire, and crimefighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight? - George Carlin
ls wife /dev/hills/body
ls -A wife
ls -A body
ls -A body
sudo ls -A body
Password:
Ok ok,
\u262D = \u5350
If it wasn't that great then why do most thumb drives use it? :)
Believe me, if I started murdering people, there would be none of you left.
What? Anal rape jokes are in 'bad taste' now? When did that change? Nobody tells me anything...
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Why don't we just rename ReiserFS. It seems the problem everyone has with it is that Hans killed his wife, the technology is still fine. What about KillerFS?
I don't know about GP, but anything involving anal tends to leave a bad taste in my mouth.
I think you're doing it wrong...
If you can't see the value in jet powered ants you should turn in your nerd card. - Dunbal (464142)
No, no, no.
Login: reiser
Password:
$ touch wife /dev/hills/body
touch: access denied
$ sudo touch wife
password:
touch: access denied
$ echo "wtf?"
wtf?
$ ps -aux | grep wife
wife 14589
$ sudo kill -9 14589
mv body
Some time later:
Login: cops
Password:
$ locate body /dev/hills/body
body not found
$ sudo usermod -g felon reiser
$ sudo updatedb
$ locate body
Good. Cheap. Fast. Pick Two.
I never found Paul Reiser funny enough to remember any of his jokes.
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
You won't find the mother of his children with that. ls -A skips listing parents (..). The police should have used ls -a instead.
Bogtha Bogtha Bogtha
That's not wise. Nina tried that and we all know how that turned out.
The scary thing is how well that actually maps onto organizational practices and behavior.
I thought that project was dead.
Try this, it should be good for what you need:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat16
If it doesn't support all your needs, then nothing will.
Oh also, 640k of ram is enough for anybody.
Modesty is one of life's greatest attributes