30 Aug
2016
30 Aug
'16
12:36
On 8/30/16 5:09 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2016-08-30 04:25, Jeff Mahoney wrote:
On 8/29/16 5:42 PM, Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
Given the debacle over RAID 5/6 and the ongoing issues with stability, and supposedly a very messy codebase, is btrfs still a wise default for installs?
Those are three separate issues. The first is, from our (SUSE) perspective, isn't an issue. We don't support RAID 5/6, full stop.
I assume you mean btrfs with RAID 5/6. Software raid with any other filesystem is Ok, right?
Yes, exactly. That's probably the single biggest reason we haven't invested more in btrfs RAID5/6 -- MD RAID5/6 is pretty bulletproof. -Jeff -- Jeff Mahoney SUSE Labs