The upcoming Linux kernel 3.8 will have support for f2fs, Samsung developed file system that is optimized for reading and writing data to flash memory.
F2fs, or flash-friendly file system, is according to the developers intended for flashopslagmedia that make use of a flash transaction layer, such as usb-sticks, sd-cards and flashchips that, especially in mobile devices. The file system writes data sequentially, whereby new data will be appended to the previous block is written. If the medium is full, it starts f2fs back to the beginning. By this schrijfmechanisme to use to flash storage, would f2fs be better to work with the underlying flash transaction layer and must be writes to the flash memory as efficiently as possible, be divided.
Samsung already gave at the announcement of the f2fs file system that the code in the Linux kernel could be included. That has now happened: the code and the corresponding f2fs-tools are included in the construction plans for kernel 3.8, reports The H Open.
By recording the file system provides the Linux-kernel an extra option for software that data written to the flash media, is the choice of different file systems for the open-source operating system, to name a few. Linux kernel 3.8 is expected in February.
Samsungs new file system could possibly be applied in Android devices, that mostly run from flash storage. Or f2fs will be a success, it remains to be seen; Samsung tried previously are robust file system to deploy on the Galaxy S smartphone, but the performance of rfs turned out to be poor. With the introduction of the Galaxy S II chose Samsung finally for the tried and tested ext4 file system.