--- title: OpenZFS 2.4.4 Released With Linux 7.2 Support, Dozens Of... description: OpenZFS 2.4.4 has been released as the newest stable point release, adding support for the recent Linux 7.2 kernel while maintaining compatibility back through... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenZFS 2.4.4 Released With Linux 7.2 Support, Dozens Of Fixes | daily.dev og:description: OpenZFS 2.4.4 has been released as the newest stable point release, adding support for the recent Linux 7.2 kernel while maintaining compatibility back through... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JJI6u6B9S.png og:image:alt: OpenZFS 2.4.4 Released With Linux 7.2 Support, Dozens Of Fixes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenZFS 2.4.4 Released With Linux 7.2 Support, Dozens Of Fixes **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenZFS 2.4.4 has been released as the newest stable point release, adding support for the recent Linux 7.2 kernel while maintaining compatibility back through Linux 4.18 and FreeBSD 13.3+. The release includes dozens of bug fixes: updated test cases, security policy improvements, an optional systemd-udev-settle setting for import units, and various Linux kernel compatibility fixes. Alongside 2.4.4, OpenZFS 2.3.9 and 2.2.11 were also released with backported bug fixes to those older stable branches. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does OpenZFS 2.4.4 support the Linux 7.2 kernel? Yes, OpenZFS 2.4.4 adds full support for the Linux 7.2 stable kernel release, with all necessary changes in place for the out-of-tree file-system to work with the upstream kernel state. Compatibility is also maintained back through Linux 4.18, along with FreeBSD 13.3 and newer. _Track ZFS kernel compatibility updates on daily.dev before planning a kernel upgrade._ ### What changed in the OpenZFS 2.4.4 release besides kernel support? OpenZFS 2.4.4 includes dozens of bug fixes covering updated test cases, security policy improvements, making systemd-udev-settle optional for import units, and various other Linux kernel compatibility fixes. OpenZFS 2.3.9 and 2.2.11 were released the same day with backported fixes for those older stable branches. _Storage admins weighing which OpenZFS branch to run can follow release details on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenZFS 2.4.2 Released With Linux 7.0 Kernel Support, Many Bug Fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-2-released-with-linux-7-0-kernel-support-many-bug-fixes-d40k7pe5p) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenZFS 2.4.1 Released With Linux 6.19 Compatibility, Many Fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-1-released-with-linux-6-19-compatibility-many-fixes-jt2zlhofp) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenZFS 2.4 Released With Faster Encryption Performance, Many Other Improvements](https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-released-with-faster-encryption-performance-many-other-improvements-3rnhd7bva) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenZFS 2.4-rc3 Released With New Workarounds For Linux 6.18](https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-rc3-released-with-new-workarounds-for-linux-6-18-trlasuh4l) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#filesystems](https://daily.dev/tags/filesystems) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenZFS 2.4.4 Released With Linux 7.2 Support, Dozens Of Fixes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s"},"datePublished":"2026-08-22T00:41:17.505Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:45:42.274Z","description":"OpenZFS 2.4.4 has been released as the newest stable point release, adding support for the recent Linux 7.2 kernel while maintaining compatibility back through...","image":"https://www.phoronix.com/assets/categories/linuxstorage.webp","thumbnailUrl":"https://www.phoronix.com/assets/categories/linuxstorage.webp","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Phoronix","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoronix","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/6a26ba379dd64932830aa0c9803dd7ee","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,filesystems","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phoronix","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"OpenZFS 2.4.4 Released With Linux 7.2 Support, Dozens Of Fixes"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openzfs-2-4-4-released-with-linux-7-2-support-dozens-of-fixes-jji6u6b9s#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does OpenZFS 2.4.4 support the Linux 7.2 kernel?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, OpenZFS 2.4.4 adds full support for the Linux 7.2 stable kernel release, with all necessary changes in place for the out-of-tree file-system to work with the upstream kernel state. 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