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ext4 and data lossext4 and data lossPosted Mar 13, 2009 0:23 UTC (Fri) by nix (subscriber, #2304)In reply to: ext4 and data loss by eru Parent article: ext4 and data loss
Log-structured filesystems aren't in use for media on which seeks are
non-zero cost because they lead to fragmentation hell in short order. You don't always want to access your files in the same order in which you wrote them; they should be clustered differently. LFSes make that distinctly nontrivial to do.
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ext4 and data loss Posted Mar 13, 2009 10:18 UTC (Fri) by job (guest, #670) [Link]
Perhaps LFSes will make a comeback with the SSDs, then?
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