Subject: Re: ext2fs is in the tree
To: None <perry@piermont.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 06/11/1997 10:20:37
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997 12:46:36 -0400
"Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> wrote:
> > Assuming that we do metadata writes, which makes me much happier
> > about using ext2fs, when would I use ext2 vs ffs?
> > Or are they similar enough that I'd just use ext2 to mount a linux
> > disk.
>
> FFS is actually superior in a number of ways.
Right... for example, ext2fs dones't have fragments; you either have to
use a small block size (1024, or something), or you waste space.
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