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Re: The State of ZFS on Linux

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On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:08:05 +0000 (UTC)
Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:

> https://clusterhq.com/blog/state-zfs-on-linux/
> 
>    Linux users familiar with other filesystems or ZFS users from other
>    platforms will often ask whether ZFS on Linux (ZoL) is "stable".
> 
>    The short answer is yes, depending on your definition of stable. The
>    term stable itself is somewhat ambiguous. While one would think that
>    stable means "ready for production use", that can mean that it does not
>    lose data, that it does not crash, that it is a drop-in replacement for
>    an existing filesystem, that changes to the disk format are forward
>    compatible, that updates are always flawless or some combination
>    thereof. Consequently, the long answer is much more nuanced than a
>    single word can express.
> 
This is a good article, although he hasn't yet given me the confidence
I'd need to run ZFS on a serious system.  Something still smells
'half-cooked.'  On the other hand, ZFS on FreeBSD is lovely.  I'll look
forward to Linux getting the same benefits.  I'm waiting for a rebuttal
from the btrfs folks, by the way!

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The State of ZFS on Linux Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-11 22:08 +0000
  Re: The State of ZFS on Linux RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-12 11:36 +0000
    Re: The State of ZFS on Linux Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-12 12:10 +0000
      Re: The State of ZFS on Linux RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-12 12:56 +0000
        Re: The State of ZFS on Linux Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-12 16:02 +0300
        Re: The State of ZFS on Linux Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-12 16:17 +0000

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