ReiserFS vs XFS or JFS?

[Jarod Wilson]

On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 07:11 -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> On Thu, 01 May 2008 12:19:53 -0400
> Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> 
> > Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> writes:
> > 
> > > One issue for laptops is that ext3 has default maximum mount count and
> > > a check interval. So, if you boot that laptop twice a day (work and
> > > home), you might have a full fsck once a month or more frequent. But,
> > > you can change both the interval and max count using tune2fs. 
> > 
> > Why are you rebooting your laptop that frequently?!?  My laptop
> > uptime averages in the 14-21 day timeframe.  I have to reboot periodically
> > to perform some win32-only pcmcia-requiring functions so that's usually
> > the reason for the reboot.
> 
> I shut it down when I leave for work and when I leave work for home.
> Actually it's not that much since I sometimes do not power it up at
> home. The point I am trying to make is that a laptop has different uses
> than a desktop system. I rarely shut down my desktop system.

I believe what Derek was asking is 'why do you shut down your laptop
instead of simply suspending it?


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