Star Next-Generation Linux File Systems
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Nov 2009 16:48 UTC
Linux 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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RE[3]: Comment by Oliver
by kragil on Wed 4th Nov 2009 21:41 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Comment by Oliver"
kragil
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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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RE[4]: Comment by Oliver
by strcpy on Thu 5th Nov 2009 05:09 in reply to "RE[3]: Comment by Oliver"
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2009-05-20

Yeah. Its teh best. And using hyperlinks as an argument is the new way of pushing your argument when you are too tired to write anything.

Edited 2009-11-05 05:10 UTC

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