From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from jazzhorn.ncsc.mil (mummy.ncsc.mil [144.51.88.129]) by tarius.tycho.ncsc.mil (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k4MGh26o019706 for ; Mon, 22 May 2006 12:43:02 -0400 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (jazzhorn.ncsc.mil [144.51.5.9]) by jazzhorn.ncsc.mil (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k4MGh1dN021497 for ; Mon, 22 May 2006 16:43:01 GMT Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id f25so1409040pyf for ; Mon, 22 May 2006 09:43:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4471E88B.9020809@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 01:36:27 +0900 From: Tetsuji Maverick Rai MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coderman CC: russell@coker.com.au, selinux@tycho.nsa.gov Subject: Re: Which filesystem is the best for SELinux References: <446E02CE.7050007@gmail.com> <200605212330.23218.russell@coker.com.au> <4ef5fec60605220503u6ffa3b91hecb4a58d1f465b00@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ef5fec60605220503u6ffa3b91hecb4a58d1f465b00@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-Id: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 coderman wrote: > On 5/21/06, Russell Coker wrote: >> On Saturday 20 May 2006 03:39, Tetsuji Maverick Rai >> wrote: >> > ... I'm wondering >> > which filesystem to use. I want journaling filesystem, and stability >> > comes first, then speed. >> ... >> If you don't like ext3 then it seems that XFS is your only option for >> running >> SE Linux. > > i would also recommend XFS and have been using it for many years. you > may need to build a kernel with "XFS Security Label support" enabled > if it is not present already. > > the reasons i prefer XFS over ext3 are: > - faster file system creation, especially for very large volumes > (hundreds of GB+) > - faster journal recovery upon failure > - optional quota support > > the reasons you might want to use ext3 instead of XFS: > - many distributions do not support installing to or booting from XFS > - ext3 can be mounted as an ext2 file system during recovery or for > other reasons. > PS: I installed on jfs, but if I am not satisfied with it (but unlikely), I will try xfs next. Since I am using Gentoo and generic 2.6.16.16 kernel with grub, booting filesystem isn't a factor. Reading the last sentence, ext3 also sounds good, but it's slow and I have failed in file recovery some times with ext3....it may be personal preference. - -Tetsuji - -- Tetsuji 'Maverick' Rai Main http://maverick6664.bravehost.com/ Profile: http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/beta/view_profile.php?userid=123 pubkey http://mav.atspace.com/tmr_at_gmail.txt PGP Key ID: 82335CD9 Key fingerprint = 41CA 94B4 2A89 3FF1 5B11 BC37 D597 E667 8233 5CD9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEceiJ1ZfmZ4IzXNkRAjgpAJ9cVszoZePZwCEFcHCStk/UThynlQCg+qY6 bsDxRfNOMTyEIHZjeA9WnR4= =ABbg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.