Blog/Btrfs-progs v5.16 released

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2022-01-21: Btrfs-progs v5.16 was released![edit | edit source]

Btrfs-progs v5.16 was just released (12 Jan 2022). It is mostly a maintenance release matching the new Linux kernel 5.16. There is an ongoing work to transition the documentation from the kernel.org Btrfs wiki to https://btrfs.readthedocs.io. This should provide a much improved experience looking up Btrfs documentation.

Changelog[edit | edit source]

rescue:

  • new subcommand clear-uuid-tree to fix failed mount due to bad uuid subvolume keys, caught by tree-checker
  • fi du: skip inaccessible files
  • prop: properly resolve to symlink targets
  • send, receive: fix crash after parent subvolume lookup errors

build:

  • fix build on 5.12+ kernels due to changes in linux/kernel.h
  • fix build on musl with old kernel headers

other:

  • error handling fixes, cleanups, refactoring
  • extent tree v2 preparatory work
  • lots of RST documentation updates (last release with asciidoc sources), https://btrfs.readthedocs.io
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