GNU bug report logs - #40236
[PATCH] doc: Suggest Btrfs with compression instead of ext4 for root partition.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>

Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:36:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>

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From: Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>
To: 40236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#40236] [PATCH] doc: Suggest Btrfs with compression instead of ext4 for root partition.
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 12:36:29 +0200

On 02.04.20 10:04, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>>> 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.  :-)

Why not adding a gnu/system/examples/btrfs.tmpl in the mean time. There
you could showcase all the stuff btrfs can do for us :)
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