Re: [PATCH 06/10] AXFS: axfs_super.c

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Friday 22 August 2008, Jared Hulbert wrote:
> > This implies for block devices that the entire filesystem metadata has to be
> > cached in RAM. ÂThis severely limits the size of AXFS filesystems when using
> > block devices, or the else memory usage will be excessive.
> 
> This is where 64bit squashfs could be a better fit.

Is this the only place where squashfs has a significant advantage? 
If so, you might want to change it in axfs eventually to make the
decision easier for users ;-)

It certainly sounds like something for your medium-term TODO list,
although I wouldn't think of it as a show-stopper.

	Arnd <><
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