On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 15:15, Canek Peláez Valdés <can...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You are; but in an incredible complicated and convulted way. >> >> If I'm understanding you, you want: >> >> fstab: >> /dev/XX /mnt/p1 ... >> /dev/YY /mnt/p2 ... >> >> and then >> >> /usr/portage -> /mnt/p1 >> /usr/src -> /mnt/p2 >> >> (or using bindmounting, whatever). >> >> This makes no sense at all (at least not to me), when you can simply: >> >> fstab: >> /dev/XX /usr/portage ... >> /dev/YY /usr/src ... >> >> and get the same split filesystem, but without all the complication >> you are proposing. >> >> Unless there is something I don't understand, in which case I'm not >> following your reasoning. >> > > The point is: It's not just 2 (two) directories, but several of them, > and I just can't see myself creating a partition (or an LV) for each > and everyone of them. > > So, here's my thoughts: > > There are 2 filesystems that are suitable for different purposes: > * reiserfs = for space efficiency (w/o notail option) and/or no inode# > limitation > * ext4 = for general purpose > > The directories I'm going to split: > > /usr/share ==> ext4 > /usr/portage ==> reiserfs > /usr/portage/packages ==> ext4 > /usr/portage/distfiles ==> ext4 > /usr/src ==> reiserfs > /var/cache/rtorrent (don't ask) ==> reiserfs > /var/spool/postfix ==> ext4 > /var/lib/postgresql ==> ext4 > > Now, I create 2 partitions: > > /dev/sdc1 (reiserfs) --> /mnt/Persistent1 > /dev/sdd1 (ext4) --> /mnt/Persistent2 > > Then I create subdirectories: > > /mnt/Persistent1/portage > /mnt/Persistent1/src > /mnt/Persistent1/rtorrent > > /mnt/Persistent2/share > /mnt/Persistent2/packages > /mnt/Persistent2/distfiles > /mnt/Persistent2/postfix > /mnt/Persistent2/postgresql > > Finally, I need to redirect the directories-I-want-to-split to the > above subdirs under /mnt/Persistent[12] > > SO. > > mount -o bind ... or ln -s ?
OK, now I understand. I still think is kinda crazy, but to each its own. I would definitely use symlinks. Regards. -- Canek Peláez Valdés Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
