default filesystem

[Chris Murphy]

On Feb 28, 2014, at 6:21 PM, Matthew Miller <mattdm at fedoraproject.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 08:05:34PM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:
>> Others have pointed out that the RHEL7 client uses XFS already.  I'm
>> of the opinion that ext4 vs. XFS is pretty comparable for most cases,
>> so I have no strong objections either way.
> 
> I'd really like to have the discussion about whether btrfs is still a
> medium-term goal.

I don't think a broader conversation on Btrfs is in scope for the Workstation tech spec. What I think is relevant right now, is whether there should still be a Btrfs guided partitioning option, which is what we currently have in Fedora 20 and older. Or if there shall only be the default.

It's curiously ostensible to say we'll use Btrfs when it's ready in maybe a year, but then drop it as an alternate easy install option. I also think it's appropriate to label it in the pop-up with "Preview" or "Work in Progress".

I propose for automatic/guided partitioning:

Server: 
Default=LVM with XFS 
Alternate = none

Workstation: 
Default= Standard Partitioning (ext4)
Alternate = Btrfs – Preview

This of course assumes there's no Anaconda revolt due to the ensuing UI difference of Server having no Partition Scheme (or equivalent) drop down; and Workstation having one. A possible work around for that is giving both Server and Workstation a "Btrfs - Preview" option.


Chris Murphy