Re: Read before you deploy btrfs + zstd

[Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de>]

David Sterba - 14.11.17, 19:49:
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 08:34:37AM +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > Hello David.
> > 
> > David Sterba - 13.11.17, 23:50:
> > > while 4.14 is still fresh, let me address some concerns I've seen on
> > > linux
> > > forums already.
> > > 
> > > The newly added ZSTD support is a feature that has broader impact than
> > > just the runtime compression. The btrfs-progs understand filesystem with
> > > ZSTD since 4.13. The remaining key part is the bootloader.
> > > 
> > > Up to now, there are no bootloaders supporting ZSTD. This could lead to
> > > an
> > > unmountable filesystem if the critical files under /boot get
> > > accidentally
> > > or intentionally compressed by ZSTD.
> > 
> > But otherwise ZSTD is safe to use? Are you aware of any other issues?
> 
> No issues from my own testing or reported by other users.

Thanks to you and the others. I think I try this soon.

Thanks,
-- 
Martin