# BFS File-System Being Removed For Linux 7.4

DevFeed: [BFS File-System Being Removed For Linux 7.4](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/bfs-file-system-being-removed-for-linux-7-4-12397.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/BFS-Filesystem-To-Be-Removed>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-13T11:03:26Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/filesystems.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [kernels](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernels.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>), [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/boot.md>)

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## AI overview

BFS, the obsolete UnixWare boot-partition filesystem, is slated for removal from the Linux kernel in version 7.4. The article cites its extremely limited functionality, lack of likely users, and broader efforts to reduce maintenance burdens from rarely used filesystems.

## Source excerpt

The latest upstream file-system to be removed from the mainline Linux kernel is... BFS...