Yo, I may be really late/unofficial here - but I can confidently say that with XFS on Linux, I have had better speed for my home PC, compared to reiserfs. Startup/shutdown times have reduced drastically and overall performance of the machine is so much better for the same distro. hint - it is not all that a good idea to mix filesystems as a hunch, for two heavily loaded partitions. I mean, it would not be a good idea to format /usr with reiserfs but /usr/local with xfs. Both are frequently used partitions [if you have the partitioning as I have done it for myself], but two different drivers at the same time.. would hit performance. Comments from gurus? Rohit ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com