[$] XFS: There and back ... and there again?
In a thought-provoking—and characteristically amusing—talk at the Vault conference,
Dave Chinner looked at the history
of XFS, its current status, and where the filesystem may be heading.
In keeping with the title of the talk (shared by this article), he sees
parallels in what drove the original development of XFS and what will be
driving
new filesystems.
Chinner's vision of the future for today's filesystems, and not just
of XFS, may be a bit surprising or controversial—possibly both.