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Developer proposes BeamFS, a Linux filesystem with built-in data repair

Aurelien Desbrieres has submitted an 18-patch proposal for BeamFS, a new Linux filesystem that embeds Reed-Solomon error-correcting codes into every data block rather than relying on redundant copies like Btrfs or ZFS. He is seeking feedback, not a merge, after earlier proposing a related filesystem called FTRFS in April. Desbrieres has also disclosed that he used Anthropic's Claude AI to write the code, patch-checking tool, and cover letter.