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Btrfs-progs v6.14[edit | edit source]

A boathouse reflected in the calm waters at the northern edge of Lake Vättern, Sweden.

Btrfs-progs v6.14 was released today with new features and code fixes.

Changelog

  • mkfs:
    • allow --sectorsize to be 2K for testing purposes of subpage mode (needs the same block size supported by kernel)
    • fix false error when no compression is requested and lzo is not compiled in
  • convert: support 2K block size in the source filesystem
  • defrag: new parameter -L/--level to specify compression levels (kernel 6.15), also supports the realtime levels
  • subvol delete: show names of recursively deleted child subvolumes
  • qgroup show: use sysfs to detect up to date consistency status
  • zoned mode: support zone capacity tracking
  • other:
    • CI new and updated workflows
    • documentation updates

Static builds for aarch64, riscv64 and x86_64[edit | edit source]

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