The fallocate changes submitted for Linux 6.17 introduce a new "FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES" for more efficiently zeroing out an area on modern storage devices. The pull request that was merged on Monday … [+1881 chars]...
Read moreA new method is being introduced in Linux 6.17 to allow multi-device file-systems like Btrfs with its native/built-in RAID capabilities to be informed when a block device is removed. Btrfs, for examp… [+1450 chars]...
Read moreSome new system calls to Linux 6.17 is introducing file_getattr() and file_setattr() as more extensible alternatives to FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR and FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR. The pull request explains of file_geta… [+1649 chars]...
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Read moreThe UAE government has shut down reports that the country is offering lifetime visas and allowing offices overseas to process golden visa applications from outside the UAE. The clarification came sh… [+3844 chars]...
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