Btrfs Brings Experimental Remap-Tree Feature & More In Linux 7.0

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Btrfs-Changes

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hobata@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 198d

With remap-tree, a translation layer of logical block addresses allows changes without moving/rewriting blocks for handling relocation or other changes requiring copy-on-write.

I've read this several times and still can't really imagine what it is and why I might need it.