On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, Aly Dharshi wrote:
That would be excellent, I have asked the FC mailing list for ideas on
how to get this in the main stream anaconda without having to type linux
xfs all the time at the install boot prompt to get XFS support.
I don't understand why they are so resistant to adding XFS and ReiserFS
support to FC and Anaconda. I would be very interested in knowing the
reason.
I think someone from RH said "it doesn't add any new capabilities". While
this may be true for RH's core market -- web services and transaction
processing -- it certainly isn't true for some workloads.
Is there an O'Reilly book (or if not, then why not) that discusses the
major filesystems and their suitability for different workloads in a way
that can be used to plan installations?
I don't care whether Anaconda supports XFS because the sure-fire approach
is better guidance to help people choose the proper filesystem and
partitioning for their workload. If such guidance recommends XFS to
important RH customers, Anaconda FC will get XFS so fast you will
discover those feelings of shock and awe that went missing in a recent war.
I think there are some expanding markets (video surveillance and certain
document processing systems) that will create a demand for the
capabilities of XFS. Once a big RH customer runs into problems that are
best solved with XFS, you will get your wish. In a year or so, a system
lots of 2.5 in SAS drives will let people do things for a tiny fraction of
the cost of doing it with today's high end configurations. Some of those
things will benefit from XFS.
Red Hat puts a lot of effort into making sure even FC users don't have bad
experiences because their market is all about admins not having bad days.
XFS really isn't comfortable on the hardware configuration of this week's
typical desktop PC. Making it easy for people to configure XFS may lead
to a lot of people having bad experiences because they don't have the
right hardware and are doing things that aren't really meant for XFS.
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George N. White III <aa056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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