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Re:XFS online filesystem check and repair by cesarb on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @09:28AM (#36680665)
> I'd ask the opposite, in what case would you choose ext4 over xfs?

When you want both Y2038 support and compatibility with slightly older kernels. AFAIK, the Y2038 support was added to XFS only very recently, while ext4 had it for much longer.

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Re:XFS online filesystem check and repair by shmerl on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @01:22PM (#36684183)
I'd say by 2038 you won't need to worry about older kernels that don't have this support, so it's a non issue.
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