linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/10] AXFS: axfs

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Message-Id: <200808221852.38950.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:52:37 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	"Jared Hulbert" <jaredeh@...il.com>
Cc:	"Phillip Lougher" <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>,
	Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"Jörn Engel" <joern@...fs.org>,
	tim.bird@...sony.com, cotte@...ibm.com, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/10] AXFS: axfs_super.c

On Friday 22 August 2008, Jared Hulbert wrote:
> > This implies for block devices that the entire filesystem metadata has to be
> > cached in RAM.  This severely limits the size of AXFS filesystems when using
> > block devices, or the else memory usage will be excessive.
> 
> This is where 64bit squashfs could be a better fit.

Is this the only place where squashfs has a significant advantage? 
If so, you might want to change it in axfs eventually to make the
decision easier for users ;-)

It certainly sounds like something for your medium-term TODO list,
although I wouldn't think of it as a show-stopper.

	Arnd <><
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