The ZFS for Linux devs today, May 13, 2016, released a new build of the official OpenZFS implementation for Linux kernel-based operating systems, version 0.6.5.7.
The biggest new feature of the ZFS for Linux 0.6.5.7, according to the GitHub changelog of the project, is support for the latest Linux kernel releases, namely the current stable and most advanced branch, Linux kernel 4.5, and the soon-to-be-released Linux 4.6 kernel (coming this Sunday, May 15).
Therefore, thanks to the Linux kernel 4.5 and Linux kernel 4.6 compatibility added in version 0.6.5.7, ZFS for Linux now officially supports kernels from the now deprecated 2.6.32 series till the upcoming 4.6 branch. But ZFS for Linux 0.6.5.7 also adds various bug fixes and improvements.
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