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Trusting Netapp is way better than 99% of status quo. It has had ZFS style integrity for a pretty long time. I think PG was pretty much right in his judgement.
by vardump 11y ago
Trusting Netapp is way better than 99% of status quo. It has had ZFS style integrity for a pretty long time.
I think PG was pretty much right in his judgement. Any file system is going to be pretty good on a reliable block store, such as Netapp.
- throwaway848 11y agoUnless the file IO is done correctly, even the best file system won't save you from data loss, such as the kind that can result from sudden power failure, which is what the article talks about. PG obviously thinks RDBMSs are just unnecessary middlemen between you and the same file system. He doesn't realize that even if they ultimately use the same file system you do, they likely don't use it the way you do. Maybe Viaweb used something like the last snippet of code in the article, but I doubt it.
- jasonwatkinspdx 11y agohere's some summary slides of what you're missing: http://community.netapp.com/fukiw75442/attachments/fukiw75442/data-ontap-discussions/2334/1/WAFL.pdf http://community.netapp.com/fukiw75442/attachments/fukiw7544... Or you can read the patent itself: https://www.google.com/patents/US5819292 https://www.google.com/patents/US5819292