On Wed, 9 May 2007 21:03:58 +0100 Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Daniel Iliev, > > > Some say it gives performance boost (I'm not sure about it), but > > more importantly it gives (partial) protection from file system > > damage. How come? The partitions with most frequent writes are those > > containing /var /home and /tmp. In case of power failure or system > > lock-up the chances are better that a file system not taking writes > > at the moment would survive the crash. Following this logic and > > since /usr contains most of the programs and /bin & /sbin contain > > most of the basic OS, those should reside on partitions with rare > > writes. > > You could also argue that /usr needs the least protection from > filesystem damage, because it contains no data. /usr can be repaired > with a reinstall, unlike /var, /home or /etc. > > That's a good point. Only for the sake of arguing: those need no FS protection, but recent back-ups :) -- Best regards, Daniel -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
