Re: XFS FAQ - out of date?

["Carlos E. R." <carlos.e.r@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 2015-09-17 02:36, Viktor Trojanovic wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just tried to do a fresh install of Arch Linux using XFS for my
> root system. According to the xfs.org FAQ, this is supported. But
> it didn't work.
> 
> I later found (very few) sources that confirmed that Grub is not 
> compatible with the current XFS level 5, that SuSE created a patch
> for the problem but it wasn't adopted upstream. If this is true,
> consider updating the FAQ. If it is not true, I would very much
> appreciate some hints how to do it properly.

I don't know if it is true or not, and I use openSUSE, so I'd have
that patch. However, in the past there have been problems with XFS and
grub, so my routine is to use a separate /boot partition and install
grub there.

- -- 
Cheers / Saludos,

                Carlos E. R.
                (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
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