Johan Ehnberg, 2002-Nov-12 19:39 +0200: > > >And a second question. Is there any arguments for using ext2 > >instead of ext3? Cause I can't find any that would make anyone > >choose ext2 instead of ext3, and still Debian 3.0 installs on ext2. > > I guess ext3 is getting mature in 2.4 kernels. Accordingly, ext3 can be > used using the bf2.4 flavor when installing Woody. > I see two reasons to use ext2 instead of ext3: > -Ext2 is more mature > -Ext3 uses up space for its journal > On the other hand > -Ext3's journal kicks butt.
Agreed. I would add the following: 1) I've seen some recent tests that make Ext2 faster than Ext3 2) Ext3 on a laptop may not be desireable...the journalling tends to keep the drive from spinning down for power management (noflushd). jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
