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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2111.section.xml
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<literal>services.ddclient.passwordFile</literal>.
</para>
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<para>
The <literal>zfsUnstable</literal> package now disables the
kernel compatibility checks. This way it can always be used
with the latest kernel even if it has not been marked
compatible by upstream. The documentation of the
<literal>boot.zfs.enableUnstable</literal> option has been
updated to reflect this change.
</para>
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</itemizedlist>
</section>
<section xml:id="sec-release-21.11-notable-changes">
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md
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- The `services.ddclient.password` option was removed, and replaced with `services.ddclient.passwordFile`.

- The `zfsUnstable` package now disables the kernel compatibility checks. This way it can always be used with the latest kernel even if it has not been marked compatible by upstream. The documentation of the `boot.zfs.enableUnstable` option has been updated to reflect this change.

## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-21.11-notable-changes}


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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
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description = ''
Use the unstable zfs package. This might be an option, if the latest
kernel is not yet supported by a published release of ZFS. Enabling
this option will install a development version of ZFS on Linux. The
version will have already passed an extensive test suite, but it is
more likely to hit an undiscovered bug compared to running a released
version of ZFS on Linux.
this option will install a development version of ZFS on Linux.

<emphasis>Caution</emphasis>: This version will have already passed an
extensive test suite, but it has all kernel compatibility checks
disabled and is more likely to hit an undiscovered bug compared to
running a released version of OpenZFS.
'';
};

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
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};

zfsUnstable = common {
# check the release notes for compatible kernels
kernelCompatible = kernel.kernelAtLeast "3.10" && kernel.kernelOlder "5.15";
latestCompatibleLinuxPackages = linuxPackages_5_14;
# kernel compatibility checks are disabled
kernelCompatible = true;
latestCompatibleLinuxPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;

# this package should point to a version / git revision compatible with the latest kernel release
# IMPORTANT: Always use a tagged release candidate or commits from the
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