TechPhoronixabout 1 hour ago
XFS Adds FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES In Linux 7.3
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XFS lands FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES support in Linux 7.3, improving efficiency for zero-range operations. The change streamlines how the filesystem handles write-zeroing requests, reducing overhead compared to prior methods. This update targets performance gains for workloads that rely on preallocated zeroed extents.
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