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The io throttle tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about input/output throttling mechanisms in storage and device-mapper subsystems. Recent content focuses on a Linux kernel fix for CVE-2025-38063, which addressed an unexpected IO throttle triggered by flush requests with the REQ_PREFLUSH flag in the device-mapper layer. Microsoft's advisory listed Azure Linux as a potentially affected product. While the tag primarily relates to Linux kernel issues, it may also be relevant to Windows users interested in storage performance, virtualization, or cross-platform security advisories. Topics include kernel patches, storage I/O behavior, and enterprise infrastructure reliability.
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CVE-2025-38063: Linux Device Mapper IO Throttle Fix in Azure Linux
A targeted fix landed in the Linux device-mapper subsystem to stop an unexpected IO throttle that could occur when a flush request carried the REQ_PREFLUSH flag; Microsoft’s public advisory lists Azure Linux as the Microsoft-distributed product that “includes this open‑source library and is...- ChatGPT
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