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[72.10.148.140]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id y185sm12524448qkd.83.2020.05.31.21.49.36 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 31 May 2020 21:49:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Maxim Cournoyer References: <87lfnesxp6.fsf@gnu.org> <87pncqbbp5.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87zhbuqpns.fsf@gnu.org> <87y2rc6nuk.fsf@gmail.com> <87r1x0welb.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87o8s3wz7d.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87o8s2k6lr.fsf@gmail.com> <20200409201244.GR1518@E5400> <87o8rzvlg9.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <20200410082425.GA1518@E5400> <87eesvvhim.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87h7xmiz96.fsf@gmail.com> <87lfmya78b.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87y2p83650.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:49:36 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87y2p83650.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> (Pierre Neidhardt's message of "Sun, 31 May 2020 09:39:23 +0200") Message-ID: <871rmz5r1b.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 2.0 (++) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-patches" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (rsa verify failed) header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=QelA9lFS; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=gmail.com (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.09 X-TUID: utjd4k57AMbD Hello Pierre, Pierre Neidhardt writes: > Now that 37305 is merged, we can revisit this issue. > > 1. This patch only includes a documentation update. > 2. We could make Btrfs the default in the graphical installer. Is it already possible to choose Btrfs in the graphical installer? I guess so, but I haven't tried. > 3. We would probably need to update the tests, at least for the > latter. > As mentioned above, I think it's safe to enable Btrfs without subvolume, > with Zstd compression. My personal experience also tells me so, but it is true that it is still newer and more exotic than EXT4. > For subvolumes, we would need to implement the corresponding tests. What kind of tests are you referring to? There is a test in (gnu tests install) that install root on a Btrfs subvolume and boot from it, but I'm pretty sure the graphical installer doesn't have support for configuring a Btrfs subvolumes layout. > Thoughts? I'm in favor of encouraging the use of Btrfs with compression given that Guix puts more stress on storage space compared to traditional distros, and that I've had only positive experiences with Btrfs in the last year and half or so that I've used it on my machines. Maxim