BCacheFS is being disabled in the openSUSE kernels 6.17+ [LWN.net]

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From:  Jiri Slaby <jslaby-AT-suse.cz>
To:  oS-fctry <factory-AT-lists.opensuse.org>, "kernel-AT-lists.opensuse.org" <kernel-AT-lists.opensuse.org>
Subject:  BCacheFS is being disabled in the openSUSE kernels 6.17+
Date:  Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:16:00 +0200
Message-ID:  <9032de2a-03a7-4f9e-9c8a-8bd81c5d1fc5@suse.cz>
Hi!

Given BCacheFS is "externally maintained" since 6.17 [1], we are 
disabling the filesystem in 6.17 too [2]. Therefore, everyone using it 
should follow the BCacheFS' upstream advises [3] how to install/use it. 
Anyone interested might also possibly prepare a KMP [4] for themselves 
(and others).

This means there are no new BCacheFS commits in the Linux tree and we 
won't be maintaining (backporting downstream patches) in openSUSE (as 
usually we do not).

The current 6.16.* is NOT affected. Neither is Slowroll (for now).

Once the BCacheFS maintainer behaves and the code is maintained upstream 
again, we will re-enable... (As IMO, it is a useful feature.)

[1] 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/...
[2] https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248109
[4] https://bcachefs.org/GettingStarted/ (I think I saw a better link 
somewhere, but cannot find it ATM)
[4] https://en.opensuse.org/Kernel_Module_Packages

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs