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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what's wrong with ext4? I'm stupid and use it for everything. Should I not?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it’s fine and I use it for extremely performance-focused (see: linux gaming) and embedded systems, but LVM+ext4 is generally a better idea and I use ZFS for systems where extreme reliability and storage flexibility are important (so just my NAS machine really)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

it irks me that linux-zfs still has no good native encryption outcome. I had to do zfs on multiple mdraid mirrors, but ugh. that you directly lose out on the zfs insight into block device health there... big sad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

thanks. I am setting up a NAS atm so will use your opinion as a cue for further reading

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

my response is halfway partly a shitpost (but only very partly)

if you're a general user, it's probably fine. if you're someone who cares about specific properties of things, it's probably less than ideal and something else would suit you better - but you'd probably already know that

some details: ext2 and ext3 had a lot of journal-damage/restoration issues, along with fairly severe density issues over much longer term use. the design characteristics also didn't lend itself well to higher performance (and this started showing a lot as the SSD age came around). ext4 has improved somewhat on the first and third parts, and soooorta has dealt with the second if you squint