From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dirk Schenkewitz Subject: Re: Corrupted/unreadable journal: reiser vs. ext3 Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 14:25:44 +0100 Message-ID: <3E4A4B58.8504BAB3@interface-ag.com> References: <93F527C91A6ED411AFE10050040665D0049C06D5@corpusmx1.us.dg.com> <3E4A266E.2A258472@interface-ag.com> <3E4A28F8.2030506@namesys.com> <3E4A35E9.1585BB5@interface-ag.com> <3E4A413A.9090609@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Hans Reiser Cc: Reiserfs List Hi Hans, I should be more careful about what I optimize out from an email... Hans Reiser schrieb: > >Dirk Schenkewitz wrote: > > >Hans Reiser schrieb: > > > > > >and if you can fit more data onto reiserfs partitions than onto > > >ext3 partitions? > > > > > > >That's what I'm looking for! > > > > >Is it a fair comparison to compare at equal percents full? > > > >Considered that way: No. Comparison should be between absolute > >bytes I can put on a reiser-filesystem against an ext3-filesystem > >while the partition sizes are equal. Hm. Please excuse me if this > >is a FAQ: Can you give me a hint where to find such a comparison? > >To put it in other words: How much more bytes can I put on a > >reiser-fs compared to an ext3-fs when the partition sizes are > >equal? > > > That depends on your file size distribution, and on whether you > use the tails mount option. Probably ~10% more. ~10%! Not bad!! > Forgive me, it has been a while since it was measured. > Elena, can you copy the kernel source code onto a partition until > it fills up, make it a large partition please, and compare ext3 > to reiserfs V3/V4? Uhh - I didn't want to disturb something, even less to cause extra work - now I feel guilty... > >But even then: If I have more space available, I will happily > >use it, so even if I can put 500 MB more on it, I will manage > >to fill it up - what will happen then? > > I am not answering this because jeff improved things a lot, > and I don't know how good/bad they are currently.... I see. Thank you VERRRY MUCH - I stay tuned 8-) Happy coding & best wishes dirk -- Dirk Schenkewitz InterFace AG fon: +49 (0)89 / 610 49 - 126 Leipziger Str. 16 fax: +49 (0)89 / 610 49 - 83 D-82008 Unterhaching http://www.interface-ag.de mailto:dirk.schenkewitz@interface-ag.de