OpenZFS 2.4 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS Support, Quotas, Uncached IO, and More

OpenZFS 2.4 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS Support, Quotas, Uncached IO, and More

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Marcus Nestor
Jan 7, 2026

Supporting kernels from Linux 4.18 up to the latest Linux 6.18 LTS, OpenZFS 2.4 introduces many exciting changes, such as support for setting default user/group/project quotas, direct IO fallback to a light-weight uncached IO when unaligned, and a new algorithm designed to reduce vdev fragmentation.

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Marcus Nestor

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