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The SPL provides a wrapper for the kernel's shrinker callbacks, which enables the ZFS code to interface with multiple versions of the shrinker API's from different kernel versions. Specifically, Linux kernels 3.0 - 3.11 has a single "combined" callback, and Linux kernels 3.12 and later have two "split" callbacks. The SPL provides a wrapper function so that the ZFS code only needs to implement one version of the callbacks. Currently the SPL's wrappers are designed such that the ZFS code implements the older, "combined" callback. There are a few downsides to this approach: * The general design within ZFS is for the latest Linux kernel to be considered the "first class" API. * The newer, "split" callback API is easier to understand, because each callback has one purpose. * The current wrappers do not completely abstract out the differing API's, so ZFS code needs `#ifdef` code to handle the differing return values required for different kernel versions. This commit addresses these drawbacks by having the ZFS code provide the latest, "split" callbacks, and the SPL provides a wrapping function for the older, "combined" API. Reviewed-by: Pavel Zakharov <pavel.zakharov@delphix.com> Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov> Signed-off-by: Matthew Ahrens <mahrens@delphix.com> Closes #10502
OpenZFS is an advanced file system and volume manager which was originally developed for Solaris and is now maintained by the OpenZFS community. This repository contains the code for running OpenZFS on Linux and FreeBSD.
Official Resources
- Documentation - for using and developing this repo
- ZoL Site - Linux release info & links
- Mailing lists
- OpenZFS site - for conference videos and info on other platforms (illumos, OSX, Windows, etc)
Installation
Full documentation for installing OpenZFS on your favorite Linux distribution can be found at the ZoL Site.
Contribute & Develop
We have a separate document with contribution guidelines.
We have a Code of Conduct.
Release
OpenZFS is released under a CDDL license.
For more details see the NOTICE, LICENSE and COPYRIGHT files; UCRL-CODE-235197
Supported Kernels
- The
METAfile contains the officially recognized supported Linux kernel versions. - Supported FreeBSD versions are 12-STABLE and 13-CURRENT.