#SSDFS is a New #Linux #Filesystem for NVMe ZNS SSDs

What is it?: SSDFS is an open-source, kernel-space LFS file system that has been designed to do the following things:

• Eliminate garbage collection (GC) overhead.
• Prolong SSD life.
• Native support for a strict append-only mode, with ZNS SSD & SMR HDD compatibility.
• Guarantee strong reliability and stable performance.

https://news.itsfoss.com/ssdfs-linux-nvme/

#SSDFS Is The Newest #Linux Filesystem & Catering To NVMe ZNS SSDs

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-SSDFS-NVMe-ZNS-SSDs

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/phoronix/status/1629482043384971267

#SSDFS, a ZNS SSD ready #filesystem with zero GC overhead was sent out to the #Linux #kernel's fsdevel list for the first time (as RFC):

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230225010927.813929-1-slava@dubeyko.com/ #LinuxKernel

See that post for things like problem declaration, why yet another fs, design goals, architecture, and benchmarks that Viacheslav Dubeyko provided.

And/or see abstract, slidedeck, and the recording of his #LinuxPlumbers 2022 talk:

* https://lpc.events/event/16/contributions/1230/

* https://lpc.events/event/16/contributions/1230/attachments/1037/1988/SSDFS%20talk%20(Linux%20Plumbers%20Conference%202022)%20v.5.pdf

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBGddJBHsIo