Work on GEFS (the Good Enough File System) for OpenBSD progresses
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As previously reported, Ori Bernstein is working on GEFS, the "Good Enough File System" imported to OpenBSD, and his EuroBSDCon 2026 presentation was very well received. In fact, the video is among the most frequently played from the conference.
Now Ori has followed up with more evolved code that includes several important steps towards makin the new file system fit for general use. In a message to tech@, Ori writes:
List: openbsd-techSubject: Re: GEFS on OpenBSD: A very early previewFrom: ori () eigenstate ! orgDate: 2026-10-31 17:08:42So, it's probably time for a few updates. Firstoff, thanks to Martijn, and everyone else whotried it out and sent patches.Everything is updated and rebased, and the diffhas been regenerated with all of the lastest.