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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!
ls wife /dev/hills/body
ls -A wife
ls -A body
ls -A body
sudo ls -A body
Password:
Ok ok,
\u262D = \u5350
The migration must be quick and dirty, but with as little mess as possible
You sounds just like my wife!
Wait, I don't have a wife. Nevermind.
Even worse, I really didn't consider the context before I started talking about wives. Oops.
which is totally what she said
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
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...
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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.
That's not wise. Nina tried that and we all know how that turned out.