FC4 kernel performance

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 01:54:24AM +0200, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> If only I could use a compressed r/w filesystem for
> the backup disk, I'd save a few bucks.  JFFS2 is
> the only mature filesystem that can do that, but
> it doesn't appear to be usable with very large
> partitions.

Not generally advisable. Lose a few bits and your compressed backup is rather
less than useful. JFFS2 is a special fs for flash so totally unsuitable for
disk media.

Alan