Re:Why Not ZFS (2021)
by cdesai on Friday February 04, 2022 @02:17AM
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Some compression stats from my local setup. I work with a lot of source code (Android / AOSP), and big output directories (hundreds of gigabytes)
ZFS compressratio:
source: 1.40x (Separate pool)
output: 1.68x-2.49x (Multiple datasets to make management easier)
The output compression allowed me to use a 1TB drive as a 2TB drive effectively, allowing me to store a lot more output and not have to wipe away build output from x to build y.
That alone makes zfs worth it for me (and I know many other Android devs who use it in a similar fashion)
ZFS compressratio: source: 1.40x (Separate pool) output: 1.68x-2.49x (Multiple datasets to make management easier)
The output compression allowed me to use a 1TB drive as a 2TB drive effectively, allowing me to store a lot more output and not have to wipe away build output from x to build y.
That alone makes zfs worth it for me (and I know many other Android devs who use it in a similar fashion)