What's New in Linux 7.0 VFS

The Linux 7.0 kernel brings a number of interesting updates to the Virtual File System (VFS). In addition to introducing nullfs and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE support for containers, several other changes have been integrated.

Among the main innovations are the implementation of non-blocking timestamps, which should improve system responsiveness under certain load conditions. I/O error handling has also been standardized, providing a more uniform and predictable mechanism for reporting and handling such events.

These updates aim to make the VFS more efficient and reliable, helping to improve overall system performance and simplify the development of applications that interact with the filesystem.

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