Request comparison of relative strenths of the various journaling file systems

[Mel Roman]

Thanks for your responses.  Here are some followup questions:

Collins Richey <erichey2 at attbi.com> writes:

> 1. Most people prefer XFS.  XFS has the one drawback that it is not part
> of the 2.4.x kernel distribution; it will be packaged with the kernal in
> 2.6.x.  This means you have to get the XFS patches, or find a distro
> that has applied the patches.  The patches are not available for
> pre-patch releases of the kernel.
> 

Given this disadvatage, why do a lot of people on this list prefer XFS?  

> 2. Some like myself prefer EXT3 because it is "simpler" and a part of
> the standard kernel 2.4.x (and later) distribution.  I've used EXT3 for
> a couple of years, and it has always recovered successfully from
> emergency shutdowns.

How is it "simpler"?  I just installed ReiserFS for my test environment
and just had to specify which filesystem I wanted to use.  Can you clarify?
> 
>Fewer people seem to be using reiserfs, although it is alwo a part of
> the 2.4.x (and later) kernel distribution.

Any reason why?