Re: (reiserfs) Re: New Linux 2.5 - 2.6 TODO (Alan Cox suggests delaying reiserfs integration)

Stephen C. Tweedie (sct@redhat.com)
Tue, 6 Jun 2000 20:49:19 +0100


Hi,

On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 10:26:24AM -0700, Hans Reiser wrote:
>
> In the 2.5 timeframe I'd like to eliminate the need for a journaling device by
> distributing it over the FS using wandering logs.
> In the 2.4 timeframe separate log devices are fine.

It's still worth while thinking about the possibility of external logs,
as that way you can maintain the log on a much faster device (eg. non-
volatile memory, in the best case).

Cheers,
Stephen

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