XFS Rocks!

[Alma J Wetzker]

My main system has been running gentoo for the past several years on an 
XFS file system, pretty much non-stop.  I had a power supply start to 
gack that caused several hard crashes before I replaced it and the UPS 
it runs off of.  It turns out that it actually generated some file 
system errors.

First, I am pleased with myself, because I was able to figure out that 
the weird errors were caused by the file system.

Second, I have been running XFS since Reiser *ATE* all my data, 
*TWICE*!!!  Call it 1997 or so.  This is my first ever error.  I 
actually had to look up what command to use to fix it.  I don't think I 
lost anything in the process.  I love journaling file systems!

     -- Alma

Yes, I do run regular backups, but Finals start in eight (8) days, with 
many lab reports due.  I cant' afford the weekend to rebuild the machine 
for another 13 days.