[Dovecot] linux 2.4 vs 2.6 kernel

[Marcus Rueckert]

On 2005-07-19 11:14:03 +1000, vmstech wrote:
> hi
> I read ( I think in dovecot wiki) that ext2 or ext3 fs on a 2.4 kernel
> can get slow due to the number of files in a directory. Does anyone know
> if kernel 2.6 has similar limitation? I'm not at that point now, but
> before the box goes live, I'm wondering if I should resolve that.
> Glenn

Quick answer:

ext3 with dir_index is fine.
this link has some nice speed comparision:
http://lwn.net/Articles/10904/

hope this helps

darix

p.s.: my personal preference is XFS.