[$] Changing the filesystem-maintenance model
Maintenance of the kernel is a difficult, often thankless, task; how it isbeing handled, the role of maintainers, burnout, and so on are recurringtopics at kernel-related conferences. Atthe 2024 Linux Storage,Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit, Josef Bacik andChristian Brauner led a session to discuss possible changes to the wayfilesystems are maintained, though Bacik took the lead role (and the podium). There are a number of interrelated topics,including merging new filesystems, removing old ones, making and testing changesthroughout the filesystem tree, and more.