https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2401.08858/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494701urn:hackerpapers:mention:2401.08858:49494701Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:59:54 GMT<p>It&#x27;s usually custom scripts, I&#x27;m not aware of a standard tool. You fill up the file system and then do lots of operations that cause fragmentation. Actually here is a recent paper discussing this (although the basic concept is much older): https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.08858</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2401.08858/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.OS