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[Brett I. Holcomb]

How do you set up XFS when you install a distro?

Collins wrote:

> On Fri, 10 May 2002 18:37:28 -0700 "Net Llama!"
> <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>> Collins wrote:
>> > On Thu, 09 May 2002 19:57:20 -0700 "Net Llama!"
>> > <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>> > 
>> >>I should add, that I use XFS on every new box I build.  Its a joy
>> >to>not have to worry about the filesystem anymore.  I've got 1 box
>> >with>ext3, and its a constant headache.
>> >>
>> > 
>> > 
>> > ymmv.  I've been using ext3 for quite a while (brief excursion
>> > into XFS, but tired of the limited kernel offerings), and I
>> > certainly have no filesystem worries.  No headaches either.
>> 
>> Define "limited kernel offerings"?  Every 2.4.x kernel released has
>> had an XFS patch.
>> 
> 
> True, but I don't always stick to the "released kernels."  gentoo
> makes available a number of offerings that include patches (such as
> the low latency series and other performance enhancements) which are
> relatively stable but not available for the XFS kernel.  For example,
> I'm at a 2.4.18+ kernel, whereas the XFS offering is still at 2.4.17.
> 
> Picky, picky, but I prefer to play.
> 

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