On 12/31/2016 10:33 AM, nicholas wrote:
comparisons to ext thus far seem to be on the scope of ext etc, not on the extra features of btrfs. ext will always be easier to use. btrfs can never win based on the metrics you assume.
placed into to*context* of cost vs benefits, i would be extremly surprised if the cost of root/update screwups etc is not greater than problems with btrfs to the typical user.
btrfs itself and opensuse defaults have improved rapidly this year.
not sure anecdotal review and pointing to a minor problem with recent quotas is enough to condem the system. facebook dont seem to think so.
I'm skeptical about btrfs myself. What are the benefits that will outweigh the complexity-induced risks? I tried btrfs a few years ago on a large hardware RAID6 array and experienced filesystem failures and loss of data when writing more than 16-TB. That experience and the negative points we've been seeing here convinced me to continue to use ext-4 on root and xfs everywhere else. I've never experienced root/update screwups, so where is the value for me at this point in time? Is it time for me to try it again? If so, why? Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org