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| :warning: Important note |
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| Master branch was recently updated only about readme and patches posted for upstream kernel |
| Latest work for upstream is in [stable-2.0](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/tree/stable-v2.0) branch, for more details check [Upstream kernel integration](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/blob/master/doc/README-upstream-kernel.md) |
| For older blksnap version based on external module (actually used in production) see these branches: [VAL-6.1](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/tree/VAL-6.1), [VAL-6.0](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/tree/VAL-6.0), [stable-1.0](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/tree/stable-v1.0) |

# BLKSNAP - Block Devices Snapshots Module

* [Extended description and features](doc/blksnap.md)
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A "v3" patch on [patchwork](https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=737222) or [lore](https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/[email protected]/) was posted at 4 April 2023.

Thanks for preparing v4 patch:
- Christoph Hellwig for his significant contribution to the project.
- Fabio Fantoni for his participation in the project, useful advice and faith in the success of the project.
- Donald Buczek for researching the module and user-space tool. His fresh look revealed a number of flaw.
- Bagas Sanjaya for comments on the documentation.

A "v4" patch ([cover](https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/) - [patches](https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/)) was posted at 9 June 2023.

[A "v5" patch](https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/ZIcsijGWeyk%[email protected]/T/#mc6b9e9bb70021d25decba816766a80fe54911539) done immediately afterwards and which contains the majority of response emails, is only a rebase on latest linux-block, was posted at 12 June 2023.


## Work in progress and news

There is a work in progress for "v4",
There is a work in progress for "v6",
is possible view/test it from [this branch](https://github.com/SergeiShtepa/linux/tree/blksnap-master) of a linux fork git.

For testing this version, that have interface changes, [the blksnap branch stable-2.0](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/tree/stable-v2.0) must be used,
have updated library, tools and tests working with new upstream version.
For testing this version, that have important changes, [the blksnap branch stable-2.0](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/tree/stable-v2.0) must be used updated with the latest commits,
to have library, tools and tests working with new upstream version.

Latest news are also visible from [here](https://github.com/veeam/blksnap/issues/2)

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