Request comparison of relative strenths of the variousjournaling file systems

[Jerry McBride]

On Mon, 07 Apr 2003 08:26:03 -0400 Mel Roman <melroman at canada.com> wrote:

> 
> 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?  
> 

The same reasons some people like fords over chevys?

> > 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?
> > 

EXT3 is much easier to implement than any of the other journaling file systems.
It also easy to "step back" to EXT2 from an existing EXT3...

> >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?
>

I haven't a clue. As part of my own research into using journaling file systems,
I examined XFS and EXT3 on a couple of computers. For my own purposes and
benefits I chose EXT3. It's as easy as pie to implement and just as easy to
remove without going through extreme procedures...

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