http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NzM What I conclude from this is that there is no 'one size fits all' file system. "Scalability" is not going to be relevant if you don't have big FS or a FS that is being loaded up large (e.g. video) files. There are many parts of the Linux (and for that matter many other OSs) file hierarchy that do not need large files. A FS like Reiser or BtrFS that can fit smaller files in one allocation block so as to eliminate 'wasted space' may be more appealing in some situations. And lets not forget that by its very nature, some of what a FSCK has to do in going to be at least O(2), so large file systems, be it in the number of files or the number of allocation blocks, are going to be expensive in time and possibly memory for a FSCK. And then there's the issue of backups ... Well hurry on the 3.3 kernel! http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NDU -- I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone. Dwight D. Eisenhower -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org