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Stuart D. Gathman [stuart@bmsi.com] wrote:
> If you want an integrated LVM/filesystem, then you should look
> at OpenSolaris and ZFS.  There are some advantages to this approach,
> but it does mean that you have only one filesystem choice.

BTRFS is planning on doing similar things, in case you are not planning
on jumping to Solaris yet. Stuart is right, you will be restricted to a
single file system though.