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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 16:56:24 +0000
From: Joao Barros <joao.barros@gmail.com>
To: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com>
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Subject: Re: new filesystem improvements in 6.0-RELEASE, require newfs?
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On 11/4/05, Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> wrote:
> Most notably amongst the improvements/additions to 6.0-RELEASE, are those=
 in the
> filesystem area. In performing a system upgrade, does one need to newfs/f=
ormat a
> given partition with a new file system to make use of these optimizations=
, or is
>   the bonus simply in the kernel/filesystem support and sticking with the
> current UFS2 partition (5.3-RELEASE/amd64) will step-up to it?


As you nicely put it: the bonus is simply in the kernel :)


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Joao Barros