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Linux 7.3 Kernel Merges IOmap Improvements Boosting EXT4 Performance

August 19, 2026

Recent VFS pull requests merged into the Linux 7.3 development kernel include an improvement to the IOmap framework. This framework is utilized by various file-systems to map logical file byte offsets...

Linux 7.2 VFS IOmap Optimizations Yield 5% EXT4/XFS IOPS Gain

June 16, 2026

Phoronix recently reported that the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is set to introduce significant I/O performance gains for the EXT4 and XFS file systems. Changes within the VFS pull requests, specificall...