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DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

Posts: 997

is ext4 stable?

and are there some ext4-utils in the repos?
i haven't found any...

vlad

neowolf

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From: North Carolina

Registered: 2008-01-27

Posts: 105

Re: is ext4 stable?

Last I checked ext4 is still not stable.

kumico

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Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 224

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Re: is ext4 stable?

they say it's not,

ive used it since the early releases, can't even remember when ..
ive used and abused it, and it' hasn't screwed me yet.

if you wanna try it, go ahead,, you should prolly not do like me and run it on a production? system though.

neowolf

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From: North Carolina

Registered: 2008-01-27

Posts: 105

Re: is ext4 stable?

Stable doesn't just mean working without any serious issues cropping up. They're still implementing major features in the file system. As it stands you can't expect it to behave quite the same way between kernel versions. That's not to say that you should avoid it all costs. If you really want to be on the cutting edge of ext4 development, the best way to check it out is to use it. But if you want an advanced filesysetm that's pretty much finished and intended for mass use, you've got better options in the kernel to pick from.

Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: is ext4 stable?

... if you want an advanced filesysetm that's pretty much finished and intended for mass use, you've got better options in the kernel to pick from.

Like JFS

IBM innovation
Journaled
Consistent performance across wide range of usage habits
Uses least CPU resources of any FS
Stable
Free

Ext4 looks interesting, as does OpenSolaris' ZFS.

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neowolf

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From: North Carolina

Registered: 2008-01-27

Posts: 105

Re: is ext4 stable?

JFS has a big place in my heart. So does XFS. The later gaining more so simply because of how more widespread support seems to be.