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It's Linux :) Usually every release get on the frontpage. Anyway, yes, I'd say that this one is a pretty big release, if only for the several BTRFS patches, DE

by Spittie 13y ago

It's Linux :) Usually every release get on the frontpage. Anyway, yes, I'd say that this one is a pretty big release, if only for the several BTRFS patches, DEADLINE mainlained, DPM support for newer AMD gpus and Intel Broadwell graphics (hd 6000?) support considered stable.

ddorian43 13y ago
is btrfs production quality yet ?
- Spittie 13y ago
  I sure don't know - I've been using it for a while on my desktop system without any problem, but my usage is pretty light (compress/autodefrag enabled, snapshots with snapper before and after every system update, beside that I just use it as a normal filesystem). For what it's worth, it's considered production quality by SuSE with SLES.
- coldpie 13y ago
  According to the documentation, no: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/filesystems/btrfs.txt?id=refs/tags/v3.14 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.... "Btrfs is under heavy development, and is not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review. The Btrfs disk format is not yet finalized." That said, I know lots of people use it day-to-day just fine. I think some distros even default to it these days.
  - Spittie 13y ago
    That file is a bit old, it hasn't been updated since 2009 - While it might not be production-ready, it's not as bad as it does sound (for example, the disk format is finalized, and shouldn't get any changes in the future). Something a bit more up to date (but still a bit old) can be found on the btrfs wiki: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Is_btrfs_stable.3F https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Is_btrfs_stable.... and https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page#Stability_status https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page#Stability_... As for the distros, I think none of the big ones default to it yet, but it's definitely a first-class citizen in OpenSUSE (and should be the default fs in OpenSUSE 13.2, according to the official plains).
    - sp332 13y ago
      The wiki hasn't been updated for the last few kernel versions either. I think the only place to get good information right now is the IRC channel, #btrfs on freenode. webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23btrfs

by Spittie 13y ago

ddorian43 13y ago

is btrfs production quality yet ?

Spittie 13y ago
I sure don't know - I've been using it for a while on my desktop system without any problem, but my usage is pretty light (compress/autodefrag enabled, snapshots with snapper before and after every system update, beside that I just use it as a normal filesystem). For what it's worth, it's considered production quality by SuSE with SLES.
coldpie 13y ago
According to the documentation, no: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/filesystems/btrfs.txt?id=refs/tags/v3.14 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.... "Btrfs is under heavy development, and is not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review. The Btrfs disk format is not yet finalized." That said, I know lots of people use it day-to-day just fine. I think some distros even default to it these days.
- Spittie 13y ago
  That file is a bit old, it hasn't been updated since 2009 - While it might not be production-ready, it's not as bad as it does sound (for example, the disk format is finalized, and shouldn't get any changes in the future). Something a bit more up to date (but still a bit old) can be found on the btrfs wiki: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Is_btrfs_stable.3F https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Is_btrfs_stable.... and https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page#Stability_status https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page#Stability_... As for the distros, I think none of the big ones default to it yet, but it's definitely a first-class citizen in OpenSUSE (and should be the default fs in OpenSUSE 13.2, according to the official plains).
  - sp332 13y ago
    The wiki hasn't been updated for the last few kernel versions either. I think the only place to get good information right now is the IRC channel, #btrfs on freenode. webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23btrfs