linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 15/18] fs/logfs/super.c

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Date:	Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:20:16 +0200
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Jörn Engel <joern@...ybastard.org>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	akpm@...l.org, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>,
	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@...radead.org>,
	CaT <cat@....com.au>, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>,
	David Weinehall <tao@....umu.se>,
	Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	Dongjun Shin <djshin90@...il.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Albert Cahalan <acahalan@...il.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>,
	Ondrej Zajicek <santiago@...reenet.org>,
	Ulisses Furquim <ulissesf@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch 15/18] fs/logfs/super.c

On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 09:10:15PM +0200, Jörn Engel wrote:
 
> I don't think logfs on block devices makes too much sense yet, so my
> personal priority for this is low.  Still, an obvious improvement.

I see it as a good candidate to replace JFFS2 on CompactFlash. That
one is becoming painfully slow with nowadays' smallest devices (around
64..128 MB). But since it considerably reduces the number of writes,
and it can transparently compress, it's still worth using it in some
environments.

Regards,
Willy

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