In the code base on which the Linux 6.6 core is built, there has been an accepted change, shifting the implementation of the Reiserfs file system from the category of obsolete (OBSOLETE). The issue of removing the Reiserfs file system from the Linux kernel was discussed in February 2022 and added to the core of version 5.18 with the intention to deprecate Reiserfs, stop its support by 2025, and recommend transitioning to BTRFS, XFS, or EXT4. The decision to make Reiserfs obsolete was driven by the desire to reduce labor costs in supporting systems related to the new API for mounting, iOMAP, and folios. [1]
Among the problems associated with Reiserfs is its stagnation, along with the unresolved problem of 2038 and the lack of features that modern file systems offer for protection against damage during emergency completion or compromise. The user base of Reiserfs is considered insignificant and continuously declining. The last major distribution that supported Reiserfs was OpenSUSE, but a year ago, the developers of OpenSUSE ceased support for this file system in the TumbleWee repository. Reiserfs support was previously stopped by SUSE 5 years ago. [2]
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| [1] | Change in Reiserfs implementation |
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| [2] | Support for Reiserfs in OpenSUSE |