Update for Kernel 4.11

[fryfrog]

I'm sure you already know, but 4.11.2 is out.

[fryfrog]

Looks like a new stable release of OpenZFS is needed, according to https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zfs-linux/

[philmmanjaro]

Please check my PKGBUILD for which patches are needed to get it compiled for v4.11 series.

[fafische]

@demizer Do the devellopers of zfsonlinux know our updates are blocked for more than 3 weeks by now?
Can you try to speed things up, a little bit?

[philmmanjaro]

The issue is more with this rather than with patches: openzfs/spl#620 Using gcc6 it is fine.

[andrewgdunn]

@fafische be aware that there are issues upstream as @philmmanjaro alludes to. Squawk upstream if you're annoyed.

[demizer]

@fafische you can install the archzfs-linux-git packages if you need to upgrade your kernel. Give upstream some time to fix it right.

[alaricljs]

https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-0.6.5.10 Looks like what's needed has landed.

[demizer]

@alaricljs I have released packages with that ZOL version. It does not fix the gcc 7.1 errors. That is scheduled for the next release: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl/projects/1#card-3418392

[alaricljs]

@demizer ick, nice timing on that, missed the gcc issue. When will the packages you released hit the archzfs.com/archzfs repo? I'll gladly roll back gcc :)

[demizer]

@alaricljs you can install the archzfs-linux-git packages if you want to update your kernel. Personally, I am holding off on updating my kernel because I don't need anything from 4.11 and so I can wait until a new ZOL version is released.

I don't want to require gcc 6.3 because that will break the install unless gcc 6.3 has been explicitly installed.

[andrewgdunn]

@demizer when the prompt comes through when trying to -Syu, if you hit y does it just update the other packages? I don't proceed for fear that it would update the kernel itself and then I'd be unable to use ZFS.

[philmmanjaro]

Simply add openzfs/spl@4f8e643 as patch and it compiles fine with gcc 7.1.1 ...

[demizer]

@storrgie you can use --ignore linux to ignore the kernel package. Otherwise pacman will exit early because it cannot satisfy the kernel dependency for archzfs.

[saghm]

You can also add linux to IgnorePkg line in your /etc/pacman.conf (uncomment if needed) and then just continue updating as normal, which is what I've been doing while waiting. You might also need to add a couple other things to be ignored if they have updates relying on a newer kernel as well (e.g. linux-headers and nvidia for me).

[saghm]

Will the packages hosted at demizerone.com be updated?

[fryfrog]

Comments imply we won't get packages until this compiles with gcc 7.1, so should this issue maybe stay open?

[minextu]

It does compile again, that's why this issue has been closed. @demizer is currently testing all recent changes, as far as I know.

[fryfrog]

Ah, cool! :)

[fryfrog]

This never did actually get resolved and now 0.7.0 is here. Maybe next time keep the issue open so it is easier to surface by others?