# RAMburglars

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/324/
> Is the ZFS tax too high? We pit ZFS on root against ext4 in our laptop pressure cooker and see how they perform when RAM gets tight.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 324
- Date: 2019-10-22
- Hosts: chris, wes, chzbacon
- Guests: alex
- Duration: 00:58:56
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/e96ce739-bf0c-43bd-b917-36027601e9aa.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/RvYV8s2L6mo





### Episode Links

  * [Unix Turns 50](https://www.bell-labs.com/unix50/ "Unix Turns 50")
  * [Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie Explain UNIX (Bell Labs) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVQTPbD6UY "Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie Explain UNIX \(Bell Labs\) - YouTube")
  * [Fedora at 15: Why Matthew Miller sees a bright future for the Linux distribution](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/fedora-at-15-why-matthew-miller-sees-a-bright-future-for-the-linux-distribution/ "Fedora at 15: Why Matthew Miller sees a bright future for the Linux distribution")
  * [How a business was built on podcasts for Linux: The story of Jupiter Broadcasting](https://opensource.com/article/19/10/linux-podcasts-Jupiter-Broadcasting "How a business was built on podcasts for Linux: The story of Jupiter Broadcasting")
  * [Introducing Steam Remote Play Together](https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/3032537193879549687 "Introducing Steam Remote Play Together")
  * [Donate to the Gnome Foundation Patent Troll Defense Fund](https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund "Donate to the Gnome Foundation Patent Troll Defense Fund")
  * [Texas Cyber Summit - Extras 24](https://extras.show/24 "Texas Cyber Summit - Extras 24")
  * [Texas Cyber Summit - Blog Post](https://extras.show/articles/texas-cyber-summit-2019 "Texas Cyber Summit - Blog Post")
  * [Texas Cyber Summit - Photo Gallery](https://jupiter.gallery/#15710708287864 "Texas Cyber Summit - Photo Gallery")
  * [Bug #1848790 “USB not working under arm64 on Pi4”](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/+bug/1848790/ "Bug #1848790 “USB not working under arm64 on Pi4”")
  * [EXT4 Stock Benchmarks](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910176-AS-STOCKTEST18 "EXT4 Stock Benchmarks")
  * [ZFS on Root Benchmarks](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910178-AS-ZFS45016317 "ZFS on Root Benchmarks")
  * [EXT vs ZFS Comparison](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910176-AS-STOCKTEST18,1910178-AS-ZFS45016317 "EXT vs ZFS Comparison")
  * [ZFS on Root Lowmem Benchmarks](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910211-AS-LOWMEMORY71 "ZFS on Root Lowmem Benchmarks")
  * [ZFS on Root vs EXT4 Lowmem Comparison](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910227-AS-1910211AS60 "ZFS on Root vs EXT4 Lowmem Comparison")
  * [All tests compared](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1910176-AS-STOCKTEST18,1910178-AS-ZFS45016317,1910211-AS-LOWMEMORY71,1910227-AS-1910211AS60 "All tests compared")
  * [Phoronix tests](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu1910-ext4-zfs&num=1 "Phoronix tests")
  * [Kernel Parameters, see mem=](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.3/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html "Kernel Parameters, see mem=")
  * [Carl’s Deets about 19.10](https://slexy.org/view/s2y4WulWbE "Carl’s Deets about 19.10")
  * [Tensorman](https://support.system76.com/articles/use-tensorman/ "Tensorman")
  * [thinkpad-tools: Tools to manage Thinkpad properties](https://github.com/devksingh4/thinkpad-tools/tree/master "thinkpad-tools: Tools to manage Thinkpad properties")