F2FS: Flash-Friendly File System and xattrs

[pjotrek-b]

There's a filesystem designed for flash (NAND) storage called "F2FS" - Flash-Friendly File System. It was developed by Samsung, Motorola, Huawei and Google:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2FS

It may be interesting if this may be an option to use/keep the extended file system attributes (xattrs) on mobile devices, too (SD-card memory)?

Related article:
The Journey of F2FS and why File Systems Matter: Interview with Stan Dmitriev from Tuxera

[pjotrek-b]

"Starting in Android 11, DSU requires the /data partition to use the F2FS or ext4 file system. F2FS gives better performance and is recommended, but the difference should be insignificant."

https://source.android.com/docs/core/ota/dynamic-system-updates

...this may open doors to consistent key/value tagging, even on mobile platforms.