Bernd Eckenfels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >> - / can't be on lvm, raid0, raid5, reiserfs, xfs without causing >> problems for /boot. > > Why is that?
Lvm has its backup data in /etc by default. If you ever need it you are screwed with / on lvm. Also snapshots and pvmove don't work (deadlock). raid0/5 don't have support in the bootloaders. reiserfs/xfs miss support in bootloaders or their tail usage feature breaks them. >> - a larger FS has more chance of failing so you risk having a fully >> broken system more often > > And two file systems have even more chance. One read only file system is > pretty stable. Hardly anyone has it read-only nowadays. >> - /usr can be easily network (shared accross the same arch) mounted >> while / (due to /etc) can't >> - / needs functioning device nodes on it while usr can be mounted nodev > > I agreee, those arguments and the netboot stuff is an argment for a smaller > root partition. However our root filesystem is too big anyway. > > Greetings > Bernd Not all of those arguments work for everyone nor do they all work together. Every user case is different. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]