Re: ext3

From: Lonni J Friedman <netllama(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: David Garamond <lists(at)zara(dot)6(dot)isreserved(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ext3
Date: 2005-01-18 01:21:29
Message-ID: 7c1574a905011717216765c261@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:54:45 -0800, Joshua D. Drake
<jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
> David Garamond wrote:
>
> > Tzahi Fadida wrote:
> >
> >> I recommend you don't use ext3 for any database:
> >> http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Jan/0641.html
> >>
> >> apparently its still buggy.
> >
> >
> > So what is the recommended fs under Linux? I don't need the best
> > speed/throughput, but I prefer not to use ext2 due to long fsck time.
> > I also tend to avoid reiser3, it has given us many griefs in the past.
> > XFS?
>
> We have had success with XFS and JFS. XFS seems a little better supported.

I'll 2nd (or 3rd?) that vote for XFS. Its been rock solid for my servers.

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