Re: XFS and journalling filesystems

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 27 May 1999 19:44:47 +0100 (BST)

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> This should save about 10K. Other stuff is on the side like the extended
> attributes and they really don't impact the main code.
>
> Why do lines of code restrict what makes an fs ideal for an appliance or desktop?

Lines of code directly influence size of code.

If I have a kernel and compressed root file system on a 4Mb flash device
I'm not going to be terribly keen to move to a larger part for features I
don't need.

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