Momentum. Prior to EXT4, in many distributions, EXT3 was the default file-system. It was mature and robust. At the same time, XFS often required a kernel compile, so it got less attention from end ...

The ext4 file system type also came with other improvements to performance, scalability and capacity. Metadata and journal checksums were implemented for reliability.

Drew Robb writes over at EnterpriseStorageForum.com about two significant developments in the Linux file system world. One, ext4, already being used in prime time after being stabilized over the past ...