The File Struct Is Smaller In Linux 6.12 - May Help File Heavy Workloads Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 16 September 2024 at 06:30 AM EDT. 15 Comments The file structure is one of the most widely-used data structures by Linux kernel drivers. The file struct represents an open file and thus obviously very important and ubiquitous throughout the kernel. With the Linux 6.12 kernel the