I think they need to update the instructios! > On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 12:40:22PM -0700, Collins wrote: >>On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 10:40:06 -0800 Bill Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>wrote: > > I think it was in the installation instructions. I had started > with a reference to the SGI site, then followed their links of > systems that support XFS in the distribitions to gentoo. My next > step was to start looking to see what's necessary to install it. > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml > > Looking at this, I find statements like: > > ``XFS is a filesystem with metadata journaling that is fully supported > under Gentoo Linux's xfs-sources kernel, but be warned that it is highly > unstable at this time.'' > > ``Please be careful with XFS; this filesystem has a tendency to fry lots > of data if the system crashes or you lose power. Originally, it seemed > like a promising filesystem but it now appears that this tendency to > lose data is a major achilles' heel.'' > >>I can't argue with the fact the XFS comes from a long, successful >>commercial background. My personal preference is to wait for formal >>adoption in the kernel (2.6), since I don't need the additional hassle >>of dealing with patches outside the main kernel tree. > > My feelings exactly. > > Bill > -- > INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC > UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way > FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) > 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ > > When I hear a man applauded by the mob I always feel a pang of pity > for him. All he has to do to be hissed is to live long enough. > -- H.L. Mencken, ``Minority Report''
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