On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 08:34:37AM +0100, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> Hello David.
> 
> David Sterba - 13.11.17, 23:50:
> > while 4.14 is still fresh, let me address some concerns I've seen on linux
> > forums already.
> > 
> > The newly added ZSTD support is a feature that has broader impact than
> > just the runtime compression. The btrfs-progs understand filesystem with
> > ZSTD since 4.13. The remaining key part is the bootloader.
> > 
> > Up to now, there are no bootloaders supporting ZSTD. This could lead to an
> > unmountable filesystem if the critical files under /boot get accidentally
> > or intentionally compressed by ZSTD.
> 
> But otherwise ZSTD is safe to use? Are you aware of any other issues?

No issues from my own testing or reported by other users.
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