Samsung codesmith Jaegeuk Kim has submitted a new "flash-friendly" file system to the Linux Kernel tree. The new file system, coined F2FS (flash-friendly file system), is actually open source and is ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: Open Source treats everything as either a file or a directory. Even hardware is considered a file and is kept in a directory. Therefore, a file system is an organization of data and ...

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After getting delayed a couple of days, the Linux 3.8 kernel is all polished and ready to go, Linus Torvalds announced. The big new feature in the 3.8 kernel is F2FS (Flash-Friendly File system), a ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

System logs are akin to a continuous, detailed journal that records events and activities happening within a computer system. These logs are pivotal for diagnosing problems, understanding user ...

Samsung has submitted a new "flash-friendly" file system to the Linux Kernel tree thanks to their codesmith Jaegeuk Kim. The new file system has been dubbed F2FS (flash-friendly file system) and is an ...