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W H AT I S A F I L E S Y S T E M ?
manipulate their information. Attributes and indexing are two features that
provide a great deal of additional functionality. Journaling is a technique for
keeping a file system consistent, and guaranteeing file I/O bandwidth is an
option for systems that wish to support real-time multimedia applications.
A file system designer must make many choices when implementing a
file system. Not all features are appropriate or even necessary for all sys-
tems. System constraints may dictate some choices, while available time
and resources may dictate others.
Practical File System Design:The Be File System
, Dominic Giampaolo
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Summary :
Journaling is a technique for keeping a file system consistent, and guaranteeing file I/O bandwidth is an option for systems that wish to support real-time multimedia applications.
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