[mythtv-users] Re: ext2 or ext3?

David Brieck Jr. myth at brieck.com
Mon Dec 22 11:15:54 EST 2003


I found a comparision here:
http://aurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/big.html

Note: This isn't specifically where I based my decision on, you really
should read everything you can, plus personal experience is always a
factor, mine being with XFS and not having any problems like I've had
with ext3. I've never tried Reiser, but I've read many horror stories.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of martin north
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:22 AM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: ext2 or ext3?
> 
> 
> 3 replys, 3 different answers (ext3, xfs, ReiserFS). 
> 
> do any of these 3 (and ext2 for that matter) file systems 
> have and CPU 
> advantages?? I have an epia M-6000 so i need to save every 
> CPU cycle I 
> can...does journalising have a performance impact?? 
> 
>  
> 
> Will Dormann writes: 
> 
> > At 02:29 PM 12/22/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> >>
> >>i'm about to build my gentoo mythtv box...does anyone have 
> any thoughts as 
> >>to using ext2 or ext3? or maybe something else??
> > 
> > I've found that reiserfs works faster than ext3 for the 
> store partition.
> > (primarily with deleting recordings) 
> > 
> > 
> > -WD
>  
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