Linux gains async device shutdown to slash reboot times
Opt-in parallel teardown can cut multi-minute waits to under a minute on systems with slow NVMe drives.
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Linux SCSI gains native multipath as dm-mpath alternative
John Garry’s v6 series groups ALUA-capable paths into multipath-aware SCSI disks with in-kernel failover and I/O policies.
By kexecLinux SCSI gains native multipath as dm-mpath alternative
John Garry's v5 series folds multipath block devices into the SCSI core, driven by ALUA path state and unique VPD identities.
By oops