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Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 04 Sep 2021, 20:45
by SquarePeg
Does anyone know why? It is superior to EXT4 but if you want the latest security holes patched, you have to install the newer OS and lose BTRFS!
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 04 Sep 2021, 23:32
by TMroy
Because of technical issues, btrfs has already been removed from the ARM series models like F2-210/F4-210. The x.86 models keep supporting btrfs.
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 04 Sep 2021, 23:44
by SquarePeg
TMroy wrote: ↑04 Sep 2021, 23:32
Because of technical issues, btrfs has already been removed from the ARM series models like F2-210/F4-210. The x.86 models keep supporting btrfs.
What technical issues? BTRFS was working fine. I use BTRFS on my home PC and it is rock-solid.
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 08 Sep 2021, 03:25
by Saijin_Naib
We're using a pretty back-level kernel on the ARM units and there have been an absolute boat-load of really critical fixes to BTRFS that are simply not present in the kernel we're using.
I had asked (and continue to hope) that we get on current 5.10 LTS so we get those fixes and BTRFS might become a safe option again, but my hope is low.
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 09 Sep 2021, 19:32
by SquarePeg
Saijin_Naib wrote: ↑08 Sep 2021, 03:25
We're using a pretty back-level kernel on the ARM units and there have been an absolute boat-load of really critical fixes to BTRFS that are simply not present in the kernel we're using.
I had asked (and continue to hope) that we get on current 5.10 LTS so we get those fixes and BTRFS might become a safe option again, but my hope is low.
Thank you for your reply. I hope they will include it in the new release.
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 21 Sep 2021, 04:44
by mukmuk
Is it safe for me to further use BTRFS on (x86) F2-221 or should I think about resetting the unit? I've set it up through the installer on a former version of TOS (4.0.x or was it 4.1.x already? Not sure anymore). Resetting would be my least preferred option... :/
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 21 Sep 2021, 12:29
by TMroy
you need to update your TOS to the latest version, there are so many bugs fixed from 4.0.xx including btrfs support, 4.0.x is too old.
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 21 Sep 2021, 22:27
by mukmuk
Yeah, I do know that. My F2-221 is on 4.2.14-P1.10 at the moment. The question however was, if I can safely stay with BTRFS on the long run (as in: for example for TOS5 etc).
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 22 Sep 2021, 23:57
by TMroy
Yes, why not?
Re: Why did they stop supporting BTRFS?
Posted: 28 Nov 2021, 10:45
by Rice
Are there any security issues if we continue to use BTRFS on drives already set this way?
Terramaster removing this has me worried, particularly that it is no longer supported