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[Net Llama!]

No, Redhat does not have a release that supports XFS.  The 7.2 image is
provided by the XFS group.

On Sat, 11 May 2002, Brett I. Holcomb wrote:

> Okay, RH has a release that supports it.  Thanks.
>
> Net Llama! wrote:
>
> > Depends:
> > 1) You can use the RH-7.2 image from the XFS ftp server, which gives you
> > the entire OS natively installed on an XFS filesystem
> > 2) You set aside some free disk space, partition it, format it for XFS,
> > and then copy your pre-existing OS onto it.  I've written a SxS for that.
> >
> > On Sat, 11 May 2002, Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> >
> >> 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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