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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 | ||