ext3 can be optomized, but the latest versions of linux have many of the optimizations in place. http://lwn.net/Articles/328363/ old ext3 instructions & file access time turn off instructions. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=107856 Use buffered logging when ever apropriate.
file access time turn off instructions. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=107856