Btrfs Updates Sent In For The Linux 4.17 Kernel
Highlights of the Btrfs file-system in Linux 4.17 include:
- A nossd_spread option to complement the existing ssd_spread mount option. This option disables ssd_spread while keeping other SSD optimizations in place. The ssd_spread option tries to find larger regions of the disk that are unused for new allocations and can be faster on some of the cheaper SSDs.
- Various enhancements and optimizations.
- Prep work for future optimizations around data tracking.
- Continued work on improving Btrfs' native RAID5/RAID6 modes, including faster rebuild during the scrub process and making use of cached data when rebuilding from a missing device.
- Other bug fixes and code improvements.
The complete list of Btrfs changes for this next kernel upgrade can be found via the kernel mailing list.
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