Re: Most simple filesystem with content checksums?

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Ellie <el%horse64.org@localhost> writes:

> But isn't the ZFS upstream now heavily written with LLMs these days? I
> know NetBSD doesn't use the latest code but I assume some day it will,
> and that direction worries me.

That is a fair concern.

> I wonder if there have ever been any considerations to add a content
> checksum capability (as an option, not as a requirement) to FFS, for
> example?

I have not heard people suggesting that.  It just wasn't part of the FFS
design.  Forking ZFS before it went to the dark side seems like a better
plan; I think ZFS really is a good design.[

>> [...] Even if it is still a manual install, if you're comfortable,
>> can be done once and not be a huge big deal.
>
> I hope to find the most not-manual install assistant I can, simply
> because I like to reinstall my systems for various reasons.
>
> So if the setup is quite advanced to recreate, that can come back to
> bite me in the future if that makes sense.

It makes sense.  I keep notes of what I did when initalizing disks so I
can use them for reference later.