GEFS, the "Good Enough File System" on the horizon for OpenBSD

https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article%3Bsid%3D20260918115729

Filesystems on OpenBSD have come in two varieties, UFS1 or UFS2. Ori Bernstein has set out to possibly introduce a new option, the "Good Enough File System", which Ori describes as

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EmK@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1d

This is such a bright spot in tech right now. I would LOVE to have a resilient file system for OBSD. It would open it up to so many more use cases for me.

sinza@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1d

I should watch the whole presentation when I can.

If OpenBSD were to do this, OpenBSD would be the perfect server operating system for self-hosting internet-facing services.

jodanlime@midwest.social · 2 pts · 7h

Exciting. I'm using GEFS on my latest 9front server and it's given me no issues so far!