> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- > boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Pasi Kärkkäinen > > Redhat Fedora 13 includes BTRFS, but it's not used as a default (yet). > > RHEL6 beta also includes BTRFS support (tech preview), but again, > > Upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 will use BTRFS as a default.
As of 3 days ago, although BTRFS is shipping with some OSes, it's not considered stable or production ready. "Use it if you don't care about the data on your box or do regular backups." http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.btrfs/6145 That being said, a lot of people are using it, generally without issue. I think the key summary here is: You should be ok as long as you backup regularly, and you're not using it in an environment where reliability is critical. One of the present drawbacks is that there is presently no "fsck" for btrfs. And it can't scrub or anything like that. If you get a filesystem error, it cannot be fixed. I wonder if Netapp is going to sue Linus? ;-) _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
