I'm fairly new to both GNU/Linux and btrfs, but I've decided I want to make my next computer (a desktop with one HDD) use Linux with btrfs as the filesystem. However, I've seen some advice online that says that I shouldn't use btrfs for my /home partition; some sources say it's not safe enough, and others say it might slow the system down in some way related to writing small files. I've also noticed that openSUSE's default is to have a separate /home partition using XFS.
Is there anything to this, or some other reason why I shouldn't use btrfs for /home? Even if I use a separate partition for /home, is there a reason I shouldn't use btrfs on that separate partition? Please also, any subvolume/partition scheme suggestion is welcome (which subvolumes, if not, and why.. I know there are some limitation by nestling them but I didn't understand it very well).
Many thanks