Originally posted by blackout23
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Samsung Introduces New Linux File-System: F2FS
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Humm, I hope Samsung is not reinventing the wheel here.
I mean, I like file systems but we do have an awful lot of them in the kernel, for every purpose at least two. And we should make sure these FS are kept in good state instead of adding even more that are just halfway finished.
Furthermore there are supposed to be a couple of FS that deal with the issue of writing multiple times on flash memory, and as mentioned by people here, flash became more robust in the last 5 years than it was before.
I mean, couldn't these Samsung guys have participated in one of the already existing projects?Stop TCPA, stupid software patents and corrupt politicians!
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Originally posted by johnc View PostSamsung is the world leader in flash technology.
Why would they spend money on this if they didn't think it was worthwhile?
That said, it could be a proper attempt to rectify their previous attempt
So while I applaud their efforts and I find Samsung an awesome company (for some of the things they do I suppose) if this falls into the same category ... hah.
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Originally posted by GerbilSoft View PostYou do realize that NAND is a type of flash memory, right? (There's also NOR flash, which is commonly used when direct addressing is required, e.g. BIOS ROMs.)
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Originally posted by curaga View PostUnlike lanyardfs, this one actually has a point. It'll maximize the life of the flash.
btrfs will not do that. Any generic fs will not do that.Originally posted by gururise View PostLinux really has been lacking a filesystem tuned to the specifics of NAND flash, and this fills the gap.
Originally posted by blackout23 View PostI never heard of anyone running into problems because his router wrote to much data to often to its flash storage.
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I always see a ton of people on this forum complaining about what other people choose to work on. I find this attitude pretty odd. How is another filesystem going to hurt you? Filesystems are very modular, they require very very little maintenance to keep them usable in kernel updates. If a company, that is responsible for a large part of the flash memory out on the market, wants to put their resources into making a filesystem that is tailored for their market then they should be able to do it. My guess is that they know a little more about their own flash memory than you do.
God forbid, not only did they do this work but they also wanted it to be open source...yes, the best course of action is to complain.
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Nah, we're not complaining about people doing free software. But it is a bit sad to see such a lot of fragmentation in filesystems. I think it would sometimes be better to have a concerted, focused effort and bring some thing to 100% and shinyness than to have split forces and everybody just crawling forward at 33% completion.
But if their new FS really brings totally new points, esp. in handling flash memory, well then I will accept this new FS gratefully. (Though there are efforts for 5 or more years now to write various FSs that actually focus on handling flash media.)Stop TCPA, stupid software patents and corrupt politicians!
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