ZFS: Difference between revisions
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===== Using unstable, pre-release ZFS ===== | ===== Using unstable, pre-release ZFS ===== | ||
{{Warning|Pre-release ZFS versions may be less well-tested, and may have critical bugs that may cause data loss.}} | {{Warning|Pre-release ZFS versions may be less well-tested, and may have critical bugs that may cause data loss.}}{{Warning|Running ZFS with a Kernel unsupported by upstream “is considered EXPERIMENTAL by the OpenZFS project. Even if it appears to build and run correctly, there may be bugs that can cause SERIOUS DATA LOSS.”}} | ||
In some cases, a pre-release version of ZFS may be available that supports a newer Kernel. Use it with <code>boot.zfs.package = pkgs.zfs_unstable;</code>. | In some cases, a pre-release version of ZFS may be available that supports a newer Kernel. Use it with <code>boot.zfs.package = pkgs.zfs_unstable;</code>. Using zfs_unstable may allow the use of an unsupported Kernel; as warned above, [https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/blob/6a2f7b38442b42f4bc9a848f8de10fc792ce8d76/config/kernel.m4#L473-L487 upstream considers this experimental]. | ||
==== Partial support for swap on ZFS ==== | ==== Partial support for swap on ZFS ==== | ||