Btrfs Slated To Make Use Of New Mount API In Linux 6.8
LINUX STORAGE Coming up for the Linux 6.8 kernel the Btrfs file-system is preparing to make use of the newer Linux file-system mounting API.
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11/30/20231 min read
The "new" mount API has been part of mainline for a while now - EXT4 switched to it at the end of 2021, for example - as a set of system calls to replace Linux's former single system call for creating/changing mounts. The new API avoids overloading a single system call and allows for providing more control over the mount.
More Information: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Btrfs-New-Mount-API-Linux-6.8
