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/boot
Posted:
Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:32 pmby denise gant
why is the boot file system ext2 and the root ext3?
Is it just a preference
Re: /boot
Posted:
Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:29 pmby jeff clark
My understanding is that because ext3 is a journaled filesystem, it takes more time writing to disk because it's got to update the journal before writing the file. It also reserves space on disk for the journal.
A dedicated /boot partition which consists of files like the kernel and supporting config files which are rarely (if ever) written don't need the overhead of a journaled system, so a simpler system like ext2 is sufficient.
Re: /boot
Posted:
Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:38 pmby denise gant
Makes sense...
THANKS!!
Re: /boot
Posted:
Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:31 amby Tim Childers
The ext3 allows for journaled filesystem, thus it take more time to write and more space.
On the /boot this or more static files meaning they are not going to change sp much, so the journaled is not needed.
Re: /boot
Posted:
Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:32 amby Tim Childers
The ext3 allows for journaled filesystem, thus it take more time to write and more space.
On the /boot this or more static files meaning they are not going to change so much, so the journaled is not needed.