| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/zfs-linux.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | zfs-linux |
| Description: | Kernel headers for the Zettabyte File System. |
| Upstream URL: | https://openzfs.org/ |
| Keywords: | kernel linux openzfs zfs |
| Licenses: | CDDL |
| Conflicts: | spl-dkms, spl-dkms-git, spl-headers, zfs-dkms, zfs-dkms-git, zfs-dkms-rc, zfs-headers |
| Provides: | spl-headers, zfs-headers |
| Submitter: | demizer |
| Maintainer: | lightdot |
| Last Packager: | lightdot |
| Votes: | 275 |
| Popularity: | 1.16 |
| First Submitted: | 2016-04-21 08:45 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2025-03-25 23:55 (UTC) |
Easy! Get Oracle to relicense away from the CDDL to be non hostile to the GPL.
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2016/feb/25/zfs-and-linux/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/78v1c4/oracle_zfs_man_calls_for_big_red_to_let/
You're not the first to want this.
What do we have to do to push this as an official package and get your more support?
ZFS is an incredible filesystem, having it as a rootfs can set archlinux apart.
Ah, you're right. For some reason I thought it had
Yep, it hasn't changed though
This looks like an updated version of that patch that actually got merged upstream, and signed-off by one of the main developers of zfs, are you aware of it?
https://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl/commit/c9821f1ccc647dfbd506f381b736c664d862d126
SPL got already patched for 4.15, you just need to apply the patch like done here: https://github.com/archzfs-test-pkgbuilds/spl-linux. There's also a pending pull request for archzfs (https://github.com/archzfs/archzfs/pull/216)
I can't find any info about linux 4.15 on any of the online resources available for openzfs, I've basically looked everywhere, support forums, github issues, the website, nobody is saying anything about it. Anyone got an ETA on when it'll be available? If it'll take long, I'll have to work out a workaround for my use case, that's why I'm asking.
Please see ethan_nx's answer below for a workaround for fully upgrading your system. As far as I understood there is no better and still secure way at the moment, but you can help to minimize the lag between new kernel and zfs-linux releases by e.g. flagging the package out-of-date after you recognized it.
Pinned Comments
lightdot commented on 2025-02-04 21:19 (UTC) (edited on 2025-03-29 20:47 (UTC) by lightdot)
This package will be kept in sync with the openzfs latest stable release and the kernels officially supported by it.
For the supported kernel versions, refer to the respective openzfs release notes (LINK).
E.g. openzfs 2.3.1 supports kernel versions 4.18 - 6.13. When kernel 6.14 is released for Arch, zfs-linux will not be updated until the openzfs project announces that it's compatible. This will most likely happen with the next openzfs release.
The kernel compatibility of the upcoming openzfs release can be seen in their META file (LINK).
For those wishing to use openzfs with unsupported kernels, do note that this could lead to serious issues, including data loss, even though such a zfs-linux package might build and install cleanly. Have reliable backups and use such a package at your peril.
Please do not mark this package as out of date without checking the kernel compatibility first. Thank you!