Re: Linux 2.6.29

Lennart Sorensen
2009-04-02T21:54:53Z

On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 08:17:35AM -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> Well, ext4 will be an interim solution you can convert to first. It
> will be best with a backup/reformat/restore pass, better if you enable
> extents (at least for new files, but then you won't be able to go back
> to ext3), but you'll get improvements even if you just mount an ext3
> filesystem as ext4.

Well I did pickup a 1TB external USB/eSATA drive for pretty much such
a task. I wasn't sure if ext4 was ready or stable enough to play
with yet though.

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Len Sorensen