Subject: Re: [bug#40236] [PATCH] doc: Suggest Btrfs with compression instead of ext4 for root partition.

From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:04:39 +0200

Hi,

Pierre Neidhardt <[email-masked]> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> Also, the installer defaults to ext4 and that’s probably a more tested
>> configuration currently.
>
> Could a subvolume-less Btrfs be more problematic than ext4?
> If not, it might be a good idea to also switch to Btrfs in the installer.

I think it’s more work than just switching: we have to do enough
testing, add new automated tests, etc.

Also, any change in this area should happen post-release.  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.