EROFS - Current Status and Future Plans

Explore the current state and future roadmap of EROFS, a modern, high-performance block-based immutable Linux filesystem designed for optimal on-disk format and runtime implementation. Learn about this filesystem's journey from its upstream integration to widespread deployment across billions of devices, including its adoption as a recommended filesystem for Android system partitions and its growing popularity in the Linux container ecosystem. Discover how EROFS addresses various target scenarios and has gained support from major Linux distributions including RHEL 9/10. Examine the filesystem's integration with container technologies such as Composefs for metadata tree implementation, Containerd 2.1's built-in EROFS support for enhanced container launch performance, and gVisor's recent EROFS compatibility. Gain insights into the original design goals, recent feature developments, and strategic plans for EROFS development, presented by an expert from Alibaba Cloud who will provide comprehensive coverage of this increasingly important filesystem technology in modern Linux environments.