Blog/Btrfs-progs v6.11

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Btrfs-progs v6.11

Btrfs-progs v6.11 was released 3 days ago to match the release of the Linux kernel 6.11.

Changelog

• check:
  • check items in tree-log
  • detect invalid file extent items for ** symlinks
  • properly detect inode cache and suggest ** removal by 'clear-ino-cache'
• convert: fix symlink length checks
• fi show: remove stray newline at the end of the output
• fixes:
  • open devices in write-exclusive mode in most commands, prevent concurrent mount by other programs
  • rescue clear-ino-cache: fix subvolume iteration that can fail in some cases
  • map-logical: fix first extent searching condition
  • fi resize: warn if new size is below 256M
• tree-checker:
  • slightly stricter file type validation
  • verify device extent items
• other:
  • documentation updates
  • ship btrfs-ioctl manual page (incomplete)

Static builds for aarch64, riscv64 and x86_64

As usual there are static builds for ARM64, x86_64 and RISC-V systems available.

You can find all the current builds at https://mirrors.tnonline.net/btrfs/btrfs-progs/.

For more information about static builds and why you would use them, check out the dedicate wiki page Btrfs/Statically_built_btrfs-progs