Filesystems: Linux versus FreeBSD

Wed Sep 21 14:14:39 PDT 2005

> does Linux these days have an FS option that can offer similar
> advantages to SoftUpdates, 

Not exactly, but most of them support journaling which provides
very similar benefits.

> such that I needn't fsck after a server
> crash?  Is it robust?

Generally, I'm not happy about Linux FS stability, but they're more
stable than they used to be.  XFS and JFS are probably stable enough
to meet your needs for this application.  The risks of using these
filesystems are probably lower than the risks you face from losing
db transactions using your backup model.

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Nick Christenson
npc at gangofone.com