A.9.5 Linux
Ext2
Ext2 is one of the main file systems for the Linux operating system. Ext2 is a
32-bit file system. Its maximum size is
16 Terabytes
. Main data structure that
describes a file is an INODE. A place to store the table of all INODEs has to
be allocated in advance (during formatting).
A.9.6 Linux
Ext3
Officially introduced with their version 7.2 of the Linux operating system,
Ext3 is the Red Hat Linux journaling file system. It is forward and backward
compatible with Linux ext2. It has multiple journaling modes and broad
cross-platform compatibility in both 32- and 64-bit architectures.
A.9.7 Linux
ReiserFS
ReiserFS was officially introduced to Linux in 2001. ReiserFS frees many Ext2
disadvantages. It is a 64-bit journaling file system that dynamically allocates
space for data substructures.
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