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EROFS Adding Support For File-Backed Mounts To Benefit Containers & Sandboxes

The EROFS read-only file-system changes have been submitted now for ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.12 merge window

EROFS is adding support for file-backed mounts so that file-system image files can be used directly without needing a loopback block device or similar. For EROFS users, ComposeFS, containerd, and Android APEXes will directly benefit from it, and I've seen no risk in implementing it as a completely immutable filesystem." The EROFS read-only file-system continues to prove popular for mobile devices as well as container-type use-cases.About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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