Will Btrfs be supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Btrfs File System
Issue
- Btrfs is provided as a Technology Preview for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Will it ever be fully supported?
Resolution
| Technology Preview Deprecation Notice |
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| Red Hat will not be moving Btrfs to a fully supported feature. It was fully removed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. |
The Btrfs file system was introduced as Technology Preview with the initial release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. As of versions 6.6 and 7.4 this technology has been deprecated.
The Btrfs file system received numerous updates from the upstream in Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6.0 through 6.6 and 7.0 through 7.4. It will remain available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6 and 7, however there will be no further updates to this feature, and it has been fully removed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Btrfs Removal Notice
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Btrfs Deprecation Notice
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Btrfs Deprecation Notice
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