[mythtv-users] What is the problem with ReiserFS that makes it unsuitable for MythTV?

[Bruce Richardson]

On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 11:17:38PM -0800, Scott Alfter wrote:
> I'm on the fence as to whether to go with JFS or XFS (just compiled both as 
> modules and added the relevant mkfs/fsck/etc. tools).  I've tried JFS in the 
> past...seem to recall it was usually OK, though it sometimes needed to be 
> manually fsck'd to get it running right after a reset or power outage.  I don't 
> think I've ever used XFS for anything.  Which of these would be the better way 
> to go?

JFS puts a very heavy cpu load on a box if you ever have to iterate over
a large filesystem.  XFS can be a little slow on the deletion side,
though this has mostly been fixed, and has a slighly higher risk of data
corruption after a crash.  I personally prefer XFS, though.


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Bruce

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