Server Distros

[Collins]

On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 10:40:06 -0800 Bill Campbell <bill at celestial.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 09:05:51AM -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >I'm thinking to go the same way; I already have RH 7.3, but until
> >now I haven't been paying much attention to XFS.  How do you get
> >that installed?  Is there a step-by-step?
> 
> All the things I've heard about XFS make it sound like the greatest
> thing since sliced bread, but when I was looking at the gentoo site
> yesterday, it had some strong recommendations against using it, and
> recommended reiserfs for systems with many small files.
> 

I'm curious which specific gentoo document you are referring to? 
Gentoo has offered xfs kernels for a long time.  It is true that
reiserfs generally has a slight performance edge for small files. 
OTOH, I've been using EXT3 without any complaints (survived several
lockups with flying colors) for a year now.  I also used XFS and
reiserfs for a few months without incident.  

I can't argue with the fact the XFS comes from a long, successful
commercial background.  My personal preference is to wait for formal
adoption in the kernel (2.6), since I don't need the additional hassle
of dealing with patches outside the main kernel tree.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
Gentoo 1.4 sytem