ReiserFS & EXT2/3 issues

[Mike McGrath]

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> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Sergey
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:09 PM
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> Subject: ReiserFS & EXT2/3 issues
> 
> Has anyone had experience using reiser as root filesystem? 
> Fedora does not offer to format the partition as reiser on 
> install, however it accepts it and contain all related 
> modules and reiserfs-utils.
> 
> Since my ext3 crashed after a sudden power failure, having 
> all its content moved to /lost+found with #xxxxxxx names (by 
> fsck), I tried reiser and was satisfied with it. The speed 
> seems to be a bit lower, however, having simulated 50 power 
> failures in different circumstances, it has not failed. 
> Furthermore, it has not corrupted any files, attributes or 
> whatever. Each time the mount replayed last transactions and 
> I did not even have to run long fsck test. After all I run 
> long fsck and everything was wonderful.
> 
> Kernel notes have hopeful information relating reiser:
> 
> ----
> Reiserfs support (REISERFS_FS)
> 
> Stores not just filenames but the files themselves in a 
> balanced tree. Uses journaling.
> 
> Balanced trees are more efficient than traditional file 
> system architectural foundations.
> 
> In general, ReiserFS is as fast as ext2, but is very 
> efficient with large directories and small files. Additional 
> patches are needed for NFS and quotas, please see 
> <http://www.namesys.com/> for links.
> 
> It is more easily extended to have features currently found 
> in database and keyword search systems than block allocation 
> based file systems are. The next version will be so extended, 
> and will support plugins consistent with our motto ``It takes 
> more than a license to make source code open.''
> 
> Read <http://www.namesys.com/> to learn more about reiserfs.
> 
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> 
> If you like it, you can pay us to add new features to it that 
> you need, buy a support contract, or pay us to port it to another OS.
> 

I use reiserfs and love it.  I wish RedHat would be more open to using
it, not even including it in the install seems a bit much to me.  Though
I think you can install with reiserfs if you do a linux reiserfs while
booting from the CD, I haven't tested it.  

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/printthread.php?t=25826

	-Mike