F2FS File-System Merged Into Linux 3.8 Kernel Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Storage on 22 December 2012 at 01:46 PM EST. 7 Comments One of the merges not yet talked about for the Linux 3.8 kernel was the mainlining of the F2FS file-system for flash devices. Samsung initially published the F2FS, Flash-Friendly File-System, code in early October as a new Linux file-system designed specifically