RE: ReiserFS & EXT2/3 issues

Bill <ngc4013@xxxxxxx> · Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:27:00 -0500

Mike is correct about entering linux reiserfs at the prompt when doing 
an installation in Fedora. Just be aware that in FC4 I have had many 
issues when making the /boot partition reiserfs. Seems that it confuses 
anaconda and usually results in an abort of the installation.
Bill
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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:
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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.
Sponsored by Threshold Networks, Emusic.com, and Bigstorage.com.
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

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