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EFS File-System Slated For Removal With Linux 7.3 After 20+ Years Unmaintained

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 2 July 2026

The EFS file-system was used for non-ISO9660 CD-ROMs and disk partitions on SGI IRIX before IRIX 6.0 switched over to XFS. Inside the Linux kernel has been a read-only EFS file-system driver without a maintainer for 20+ years while for Linux 7.3 it's expected to be removed...