LXD actually vendors multiple copies of zfs-utils tooling to be
compatible with every target version of zfs they want to support.
Coinstalling multiple snaps and versioning functionality has been
deprecated for snaps.
Adding tooling only snaps, or single or rainbow of versions might not
gain much compared with an hwe deb. And even there things are
questionable w.r.t. unintended pool upgrades.
** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) => (unassigned)
** Changed in: zfs-linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Opinion
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Title:
Suggestion to make zfsutils-linux a snap
Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Bug description:
This circumvents the need to keep it on the same major version
throughout the LTS cycle. LXD is doing snaps, perhaps for zfs this is
the best approach as well.
Xenial still has zfsutils on generation 0.6, with the module on 0.7.
Even when patches are applied as needed that approach has its
limitations. E.g. the Bionic cycle might possibly see 2 major zfs
releases, who'll say.
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