Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 1st Aug 2008 15:32 UTC, submitted by Daniel Sieger
Today, support for metadata journaling has been added to NetBSD's implementation of the Berkeley Fast File System (FFS), eliminating the need for lengthy file system checks after a crash or power failure. Support for converting existing file systems to use the new journaling capabilities is provided as well. See the official announcement
for all the details.
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2005-07-24
So, NetBSD just got journaling? Did they not have soft-updates previously? How can a server OS survive in today's large-disk world without some way to get around its fscking problems?