Re: Is there an SGI person in this list?

[Jean Francois Martinez <jfm2 club-internet fr>]

Mike Burger a écrit :
> 
> /boot is usually pretty small, and the files are not frequently written
> to...why not leave that one small partition as formatted ext2?
> 
> On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Jean Francois Martinez wrote:
> 
> > One of the things making use of XFS more difficult is that the
> > superior booter (GRUB) does not support XFS.   This makes harder
> > the task of a distribution vendor willing to move to XFS (he will
> > have to ensure /boot is using ext2 or Reiser).  It also makes
> > life harder for people willing to move to XFS but unwilling to
> > downgrade to LILO.
> >
> > Is there a chance SGI would write an XFS back end for the GRUB
> > booter?
> >

Is still has a non zero probability of becoming corrupt in a way who 
requires manual intervention (a bad thing if box has no monitor and 
is operated through ICP/IP).   It also makes life harder for vendors
willing to switch to XFS since they would have to track /boot status

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			JF Martinez

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