Log-structured filesystem
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A log-structured filesystem is a generalization of a journaling filesystem. In a log-structured filesystem, rather than being a conventional filesystem with an added journal log, the journal log itself is used as the fundamental basis for the filesystem.
External links
- M. Rosenblum and J. Ousterhout. The design and implementation of a log-structured file system. Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Operating System Principles, pages 1-15, October 1991.