Re: [tlug] Linux Filesystems Comparison Article

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Godwin Stewart wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:36:12 +0900, Shawn <javajunkie@example.com> wrote:
>   
>> realistically though, I don't wonder if the seeming performance
>> advantages outweigh the minimal risk of data loss I'd face.  It's not
>> like it's truly critical stuff that may be lost anyway.  Hmmm...
>>     
>
> Depending on exactly what's being written when the power goes down, it can
> hose an entire filesystem.
>
> Filesystem performance isn't too much of an issue here, so I use ext3
> everywhere.

If you not on a UPS the only really advantage of a journaling filesystem
is that your fsck will be quicker after a power failure.  There is no
guarantee your file data will be in a consistent state whether you use
ext3 with full data journaling or another filesystem with only metadata
journaling.

Edward