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diff --git a/chapter_11.xml b/chapter_11.xml index a721dfa..12aa0fc 100644 --- a/chapter_11.xml +++ b/chapter_11.xml @@ -149,6 +149,22 @@ computer is booted, and causes an annoying delay. </section> <section> +<title>ext4</title> + +<para> +ext4 is the latest in the ext series of filesystems. It was designed to +build upon ext3 with new ideas on what filesystems should do. While +Slackware supports ext4, you should remember that this filesystem is +still very new (particularly in file system terms) and is under heavy +development. If you require stability over performance, you may wish to +use a different filesystem such as ext3. With that said, ext4 does +boast some major improvements over ext3 in the performance arena, but +many people don't yet trust it for stable use. +</para> + +</section> + +<section> <title>reiserfs</title> <para> reiserfs is one of the oldest journaling filesystems for the Linux |