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Added: hb-install-filesystems.xml |
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#179796 tone down ReiserFS desc, recommend ext3 and cut some cruft |
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1.1 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.1&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain |
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Index: hb-install-filesystems.xml |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.1 2008/03/01 14:15:57 neysx Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<included> |
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<version>1</version> |
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<date>2008-03-01</date> |
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<section id="filesystemsdesc"> |
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<title>Filesystems</title> |
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<body> |
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<p test="contains('x86 Alpha',func:keyval('arch'))"> |
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The Linux kernel supports various filesystems. We'll explain ext2, ext3, |
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ReiserFS, XFS and JFS as these are the most commonly used filesystems on Linux |
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systems. |
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</p> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'"> |
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The Linux kernel supports various filesystems. We'll explain vfat, ext2, ext3, |
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ReiserFS, XFS and JFS as these are the most commonly used filesystems on Linux |
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systems. |
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</p> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='AMD64'"> |
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Several filesystems are available. Some of them are found stable on the amd64 |
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architecture, others aren't. The following filesystems are found to be stable: |
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ext2 and ext3. jfs and reiserfs may work but need more testing. If you're |
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really adventurous you can try the unsupported filesystems. |
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</p> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='arm'"> |
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Several filesystems are available. Some of them are found stable on the arm |
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architecture, others aren't. ext2 and ext3 are found to be stable. JFS and |
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ReiserFS may work but need more testing. If you're really adventurous you can |
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try the unsupported filesystems. |
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</p> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='HPPA'"> |
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Several filesystems are available. Ext2, ext3, XFS and reiserfs are found |
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stable on the HPPA architecture. The others are very experimental. |
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</p> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='MIPS'"> |
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Several filesystems are available. ReiserFS, EXT2 and EXT3 are found stable on |
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the MIPS architectures, others are experimental. |
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</p> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='PPC'"> |
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Several filesystems are available for use on the PowerPC architecture including |
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ext2, ext3, ReiserFS and XFS, each with their strengths and faults. |
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</p> |
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<note test="func:keyval('arch')='PPC64'"> |
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Several filesystems are available. ext2, ext3 and ReiserFS support is built in |
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the Installation CD kernels. JFS and XFS support is available through kernel |
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modules. |
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</note> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='SPARC'"> |
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Several filesystems are available, some are known to be stable on the |
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SPARC architecture. Ext2 and ext3, for example, are known to work well. |
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Alternate filesystems may not function correctly. |
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</p> |
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<note test="func:keyval('arch')='Alpha'"> |
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<c>aboot</c> only supports booting from <b>ext2</b> and <b>ext3</b> |
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partitions. |
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</note> |
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</body> |
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<body> |
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<p test="func:keyval('arch')='IA64'"> |
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<b>vfat</b> is the MS-DOS filesystem, updated to allow long filenames. It is |
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also the only filesystem type that the EFI firmware on ia64 systems |
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understands. The boot partition on ia64 systems should always be vfat, but for |
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your data partitions you should use one of the other filesystems listed below. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<b>ext2</b> is the tried and true Linux filesystem but doesn't have metadata |
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journaling, which means that routine ext2 filesystem checks at startup time can |
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be quite time-consuming. There is now quite a selection of newer-generation |
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journaled filesystems that can be checked for consistency very quickly and are |
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thus generally preferred over their non-journaled counterparts. Journaled |
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filesystems prevent long delays when you boot your system and your filesystem |
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happens to be in an inconsistent state. |
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<p> |
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<b>ext3</b> is the journaled version of the ext2 filesystem, providing metadata |
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journaling for fast recovery in addition to other enhanced journaling modes like |
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full data and ordered data journaling. It uses an HTree index that enables high |
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performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very good and reliable |
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filesystem. Ext3 is the recommended all-purpose all-platform filesystem. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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<body test="not(func:keyval('arch')='SPARC')"> |
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<p test="not(func:keyval('arch')='PPC')"> |
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<b>JFS</b> is IBM's high-performance journaling filesystem. JFS is a light, |
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fast and reliable B+tree-based filesystem with good performance in various |
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conditions. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<b>ReiserFS</b> is a B+tree-based journaled filesystem that has good overall |
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performance, especially when dealing with many tiny files at the cost of more |
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CPU cycles. ReiserFS appears to be less maintained than other filesystems. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<b>XFS</b> is a filesystem with metadata journaling which comes with a robust |
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feature-set and is optimized for scalability. XFS seems to be less forgiving to |
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various hardware problems. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</included> |
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