Microsoft announced today that it supports the inclusion of its exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) file system for USB flash drives and SD cards in the Linux kernel through the Open Invention ...

The way the Linux file system is laid out makes perfect sense. I've been using Linux for so many years that I can't imagine another file system making more sense. When I consider how the Windows file ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Linux exFAT performance gets a major boost in Linux 7.2 after kernel maintainer Namjae Jeon merged an IOmap conversion on ...

In March of last year, proprietary filesystem vendor Paragon Software unleashed a stream of anti-open source FUD about a Samsung-derived exFAT implementation headed ...

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

It's now official: the latest RC1 pull request for the Linux 4.18 will not host the nearly 15-year-old Lustre filesystem. Greg Kroah-Hartman has been growing weary of the team developing its source ...

This course provides an introduction to Kernel programming for the Linux operating system, and the development of Linux kernel drivers for Embedded devices. The Yocto build system is introduced, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Writing via Microsoft's Open Source Blog, Distinguished Engineer & ...