EXT4 - then and now

[kingrob]

LOL @ Libs!

Here's my screenshot : http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php?photo=14281&cat=500

 

[MyWorld]

Finding a comparison is very difficult and confusing since everyone uses different tests and arguments.

One such failure of most online tests is that they just test the dead standard default file system, no optimization. For xfs this is a HUGE drawback since by default it is a bit useless.

What would be really nice if someone here volunteered to do a test comparing ext3, reiserfs, reiserfs4, ext4 and xfs. I think those are the mayor contenders on the desktop today. This way we can have an even comparison and tweak the tests as we see fit for everyday use and have real world results in performance.

 

[MyWorld]

@ kingrob, aww shucks, just for me...


Nice wallpaper.

 

[kingrob]

@ kingrob, aww shucks, just for me...


Nice wallpaper.

Well, since you were keen on seeing my "very prominent North American vendor" Linux desktop, I just couldn't resist.

 

[pkid]

Yes I can agree, I see major degraded performance on EXT4 with large folder listing. Say more than 3000 files. Oh Hans Reiser you bastard, did you _have_ to kill your wife

What I don't get is why they can't just give him a computer in his cell? Let him do something productive!

 

[WildPikachu]

You do know you can tune your ext3/4 filesystem, right? There is entire howto's about filesystem performance.

 

[WildPikachu]

Not to mention performance tuning MySQL, check http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/ to start off with, there is a good book that is mentioned. You will be surprised how much you can squeeze out of MySQL.

 

[MyWorld]

You do know you can tune your ext3/4 filesystem, right? There is entire howto's about filesystem performance.

If you could point out the EXT4 pages/how to then I will be grateful, last time I checked there wasn't much to be done to EXT4.

 

[ponder]

I could care less about ext3/4, been using XFS for ages now.