> > >> So if Debian provides very new btrfsprogs for very old kernels, that >> could cause troubles.
> I've tagged btrfs-tools-4.4-1~bpo8+1 (not my package!) as affected by > this bug because it does not even provide a warning of this issue. > Would a NEWS file be enough to close this bug? There doesn't seem > mechanism to depend on all linux-image versions greater than a > particular value, so I'm not really sure. btrfs-tools does not need to have the same version as the kernel, you can use any newer version of it with older kernels. See this faq and the one following: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#What_version_of_btrfs-progs_should_I_use_for_my_kernel.3F worst issue you should see is possibly creating a new filesystem that can't be mounted with the old kernel, but by now it would have to be very old for that too happen.
