-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/17/07 22:10, Sam wrote: > Hi Kamaraju, > > I am also not an expert in filesystems, however, I do know that the new > native linux fs ext3 has what is called "journaling". Linux keeps track > of where everything goes, so it doesnt get disorganized.
That's *not* the purpose nor a function of journaling. To say so indicates a deep misunderstanding of it's nature. > Once in a while > you could run fsck if your really concerned about it. > > On 11/17/07, *Kamaraju Kusumanchi* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:46:56 +0100, Bruno Costacurta wrote: > > > Hello, > > it appears that ext3 doesn't need a real defragmentation operation (by > > 'real' I mean a specific tool that need to be run sometimes > related to > > disk usage). > > > > Is it correct ? > > If so how it works ? > > I am not a file system expert by any means. Sometime back I read the > following link and found that it explains this issue very clearly in > layman terms. > > http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/items/defragment/index.php > > > hth > raju - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA %SYSTEM-F-FISH, my hovercraft is full of eels -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHP7cUS9HxQb37XmcRArGrAKCs7irEQI+ZXLY/wAn5l2H355Ey4ACfTZSa lZScvz2dO0DkpQ1B0Sklm0k= =w+oB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
