Samsung creates F2FS file system for NAND flash storage, submits it to the Linux kernel

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Has the lack of [NAND](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/02/samsung-starts-mass-producing-4x-faster-mobile-flash-memory/) flash storage-optimized [file systems](http://www.engadget.com/tag/filesystem) been bugging you? Then you've got something in common with Samsung, which has developed F2FS (or "Flash-Friendly File-System") for the memory of choice for mobile devices and its specific "internal geometry." It's based on a log-structured method, but tackles problems associated with older file systems intended mainly for retro, [spinning-disk storage](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/tsk-dense-hard-drives/). The company isn't keeping its hard work behind lock-and-patent either -- it's gone open-source and submitted the file system to the [Linux kernel](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/01/linux-3-6-kernel-released-with-hybrid-sleep/), meaning you could see it implemented in Android hardware of the future. It's nice to see Sammy contributing code for the greater good, and if you've got the skills to understand it, a low-down of F2FS is available at the source below.

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