Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Nov 2009 16:48 UTC
Linux continues to innovate in the area of file systems. It supports the largest variety of file systems of any operating system. It also provides cutting-edge file system technology. Two new file systems that are making their way into Linux include the NiLFS(2) log-structured file system and the exofs object-based storage system. Discover the purpose behind these two new file systems and the advantages that they bring.
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Member since:2005-07-22
Member since:2009-05-20
Mmm... but it's true. The only innovation was to come from reiser4 forever. Btrfs is just Oracle attempt to bring ZFS-like FS to Linux kernel. Ext4 is Ext3++. The rest are domain specific FS. Too little innovation. But then, innovation is just a buzzword.
And Ext4 is based on Ext3 is based on Ext2 is based on UFS.
Member since:2006-01-04
http://lwn.net/Articles/342892/
An informed outsider might consider BtrFS as just a ZFS clone, but if you look at the implementation it is a vastly different and more modern beast.
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2006-09-22
May I ask why is so? Or should I refrain from feeding the troll?