[mythtv] [offtopic] FileSystem to use for Myth

Ben Bucksch linux.news at bucksch.org
Tue Sep 16 00:08:14 EDT 2003


Ben Bucksch wrote:

> I also had file corruption on XFS, but (from what I saw) only when the 
> filesystem was not shut down properly (hard crash, power off without 
> shutdown etc.).

These were only (some of) the files written in the (30?) seconds before 
the crash, so I guess XFS just doesn't play very well with write caches 
and crashes.

> FYI, I also heard reports (from friends' direct experience, mailing 
> lists) about much more severe file corruption, without good reason 
> like kernel crashs, so I don't know which file system to use.

Sorry, I meant "about much more severe file corruption *with reiserfs* 
(almost whole file system trashed)".



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