On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 1:09 AM, Joe Koberg wrote: > On 2012-01-05 00:37, V G wrote: >> I have searched around and found this: http://zfsonlinux.org/ Also, >> I've read that the ZFS Linux port is incomplete and is missing >> features. Is this true? What are the limitations for Linux? > > Last time I tried it on a VM, I got a couple freezes. But who knows what > caused them. For what it's worth, that website lists maintained code, > because the pool (v28) and FS (v5) versions are the most recent ones > supported in OpenSolaris before Oracle shut it down. =A0I suspect it may > crash your kernel, but it's less likely to scribble over your data. > > I think there's also a FUSE driver. =A0http://zfs-fuse.net/ > > If it's missing the same features as FreeBSD, like iSCSI support, I > wouldn't worry too much. Looks like the main issue is performance. Speaking of performance: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=3Darticle&item=3Dzfs_ext4_btrfs&num= =3D2 BTRFS blows away ZFS in performance. I wonder what features it lacks compared to ZFS. I'm looking into the reliability of the current BTRFS at the moment. If people are saying it's "good enough" for non-critical (as in, lives are not dependent on its stability) use, then I'll go with Linux and BTRFS. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .