XFS / file system for backup server (Re: JFS / Unsupported file systems)

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Ron Johnson wrote at 2008-04-29 11:34 +0200:
> On 04/29/08 01:24, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 09:52:16PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > > On 04/28/08 19:22, Alex Samad wrote:
> > > > some reason that xfs is not being talked about?
> > > We hate it because Dr. Evil uses it.
> > has this got something to do with elderberries ?
> A little, but not as much as you think...

Hm, some of us, I am sure, have to look up what elderberries are in  
their
language, conclude that they might have something to do with a  
shrubbery, but
still do not quite get what you're talking about... :-)

Anyway, are you just joking or are there serious reasons against XFS?  
I am not
very knowledgeable with respect to file systems on GNU/Linux, coming  
from a
different background, and it's a few weeks ago that I made my  
decision so I
don't remember all the details of my reasoning, but I have decided to  
try XFS
for an rsync backup disk, mostly because it seemed to be the best  
choice for
larger files and to hold metadata from different operating/file systems
(extended attributes, ...).

I haven't implemented this in all detail and am currently testing it in
various situation, so could change if you elaborated a bit or gave me  
pointers
to resources on how to choose a good file system for a backup server  
holding
data from several file systems.

From this thread, XFS can cause trouble when it is not cleanly  
unmounted?

Thanks!
-Moritz