IN a nutshell Tony the Reiser FS is basically the ext2 FS with a few
important modifications. One of which is the fact that the file system
keeps a journal entry for the entire FS so that in the event of an
unclean unmount, if there is such a thing...but you get the idea... the
FS can recover better than a regular ext2 FS given that it knows where
everything is/was...is supposed to be because it's got a system of
journalized entries to map the FS with. Phew!
Frankly I'm VERY impressed with the way the ext2 FS in Mandrake handles
as compared to RedHat 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2. It recovers FAR more gracefully
than the other three I just mentioned. By the way, I used to use RedHat
on my machine. That is until I met Mandrake and for me at least the
choice is crystal clear. Mandrake All the way!
Mark
Tony McGee wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me the 10c guide to what the reiserfs provides that ext2
> doesn't? I've heard the term journalling thrown about but have no idea what
> that means. I always hate when the bandwagon is a mile down the road before
> I've even noticed it. :)
>
> Tony
>
> On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Roan pushed some tiny letters in this order:
> > Thanks, that took care of the problem! I just reseated all the cables,
> > memory SIMMs, and the CPU. The box has been up and running since
> > yesterday afternoon with no hiccups. Now I get to re-install and use
> > ReiserFS. :)
> >
