Re: Filesystem recommendations
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 08:28:37AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Javier Barroso put forth on 4/26/2010 6:56 AM:
>
> > Hello Stan,
> >
> > Why Debian Installer doesn't change its default filesystem to xfs if
> > it is better than ext3 / ext4? I think always is better stick to
> > defaults if it is possible
> >
> > Thanks for your explications !
>
> If one disk filesystem was better than all the others in all ways, then
> Linus would only allow one FS in the kernel tree. As of 2.6.33 there are no
> less than 7 stable primary disk filesystems offered in the kernel. Your
> question is a bit simplistic, and not really valid. There is no single
> "perfect" filesystem. IMO, for servers anyway, XFS is pretty close.
>
> Newbies _should_ always stick to defaults. Experts install with expert
> mode, and choose exactly what they want/need.
>
> I didn't write the Debian installer so I can't tell you why EXT is the
> default. I can only speculate. Thankfully the installer offers us expert
> mode so we can do whatever we want. In this regard, I guess the Debian team
> considers EXT the best choice for non-experts.
>
If I'm right that EXT3 has superior resilience to power loss (see my
othe post in this thread) , then that
fact alone makes it a good choice for default filesystem. Many/most
users don't run a UPS and sudden unexpected power loss is a real
possibility for them.
-Rob
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