Re: [tlug] SSD filesystem

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

dave@example.com wrote:
> Phillip Tribble <ptribble@example.com> writes:
>   
>> Kyle Hasegawa wrote:
>>     
>>> Seems everyone has an opinion on which filesystem and settings are best 
>>> for an SSD drive.  Some say journaling filesystems like ext3 will wear 
>>> out the drive sooner though opponents argue that failure from 
>>> overwriting is exaggerated.  Others recommend ext4 to get even better 
>>> performance out of a high speed SSD.
>>>       

What filesystem to use depends on your requirements.  There isn't really
an answer.

>> Please check out NILFS (developed by NTT) : 
>> http://www.berkeleylug.com/?p=202
>>     
>
> Coincidentally, this article on NILFS was just published:
>
> http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7345/2/
>   

What I would like to know is how well it performs after you have wrapped
the log a couple of dozen times.  Though I guess this might be less of a
problem for huge mostly read-only filesystems.

Edward