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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 7.0 Merges NULLFS, OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE, and Btrfs Remap-Tree

February 10, 2026

The Linux 7.0 kernel merge window commenced today, bringing initial significant changes. Christian Brauner's VFS pull requests were merged, introducing the NULLFS and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE features. NUL...