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== btrfs ==
== btrfs ==
* latest addition to native Linux filesystems; considered stable since 2.6.31 kernel (http://www.h-online.com/open/Kernel-Log-2-6-31-Tracking--/features/113671)
* latest addition to native Linux filesystems; considered stable since 2.6.31 kernel (http://www.h-online.com/open/Kernel-Log-2-6-31-Tracking--/features/113671)
* (optional) transparent compression
* (optional) transparent (zlib) compression
* checksumming for data integrity is implemented
* checksumming for data integrity is implemented
* a review of btrfs from an ex-ZFS engineer: http://lwn.net/Articles/342892/
* a review of btrfs from an ex-ZFS engineer: http://lwn.net/Articles/342892/
* you can upgrade an existing linux file system to btrfs without destroying the existing fs or duplicating the data: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Conversion_from_Ext3  
* you can upgrade an existing linux file system to btrfs without destroying the existing fs or duplicating the data: http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Conversion_from_Ext3  
* http://www.h-online.com/open/The-Btrfs-file-system--/features/113738
* http://www.h-online.com/open/The-Btrfs-file-system--/features/113738
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