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by lenzgr 3240 days ago
Why would Oracle have to add Btrfs support back into the RHCK? It's exactly the point of this kernel to be 100% identical to upstream RHEL. If an Oracle Linux user needs Btrfs support, it will still be included in the "Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel" (UEK), which Oracle provides as an alternative.
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chasil 3239 days ago
Any BtrFS filesystems in /etc/fstab won't mount if/when an RHCK boots that lacks the filesystem driver.

An in-place upgrade from v7 to v8 could easily get hosed.

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bonzini 3239 days ago
Does Oracle support Btrfs (as opposed to making it just a tech preview) with the compatible kernel? I don't think so, since it's the same code as RHEL. And if not, hosing in-place upgrades is acceptable. RHEL 7 is supported until 2024.
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