Mike Leone on Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:50:14 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] say no to reiser


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred K Ollinger" <follinge@sas.upenn.edu>
To: "PLUG" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:15 PM
Subject: [PLUG] say no to reiser


> > ReiserFS is a journalling filesystem.  Therefore, the integrity of the
> > filesystem structure itself remains intact at all times, eliminating the
> 
> In theory anyway.
> 
> > need for an fsck upon boot in the case of an unclean shutdown.  Note
> > that only the filesystem metadata is journalled, not the data itself, so
> > data loss is still possible.  You just won't have to wait twenty minutes
> > while your filesystems are checked.
> 
> But you will wait indefinately if you try to reboot, at least you will if
> you compile reiser in 2.4.17. I have a friend who went through hell w/

I use 2.4.17; I've had to cold boot; it's come right back up, no waiting. 
4 partitions are Reiser. I've never (personally) seen the problem you're describing.





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