Overview
We're happy to announce the Boost v1.7.1 patch release.
⚠️ The minimum required Golang version for Boost is now v1.19.7, and Golang 1.20.x is Highly Recommended due to known potential panics ⚠️
Golang versions are now included in the compatibility matrix.
Lotus v1.23.0 Compatibility
This release is NOT required for the mainnet upgrade, but if you are running Boost 1.7.0 this will fix an issue with index announcements that can prevent retrieval from working properly.
See the Boost and Lotus compatibility matrix for up to date information, and to plan your upgrade.
Please make sure to upgrade to test the new features shipped in this release. See our upgrade guide for details.
Legacy deals support in Boost - EOL notice
The Boost team will be suspending support for legacy deals, as legacy markets capabilities now fully deprecated (lotus-markets EOL as of Jan 31, 2023). Furthermore, most aggregators in the Filecoin network such as Estuary, dotStorage, etc. have moved to using Boost for storage dealmaking. Other large clients are also working with SPs using Boost.
We recommend SPs and their clients, as well as other users, to move to using Boost for storage dealmaking as soon as possible. Here is a tentative timeline for what to expect:
- Boost maintainers will be fully suspending support for legacy deals in Boost starting May 15, 2023.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please raise them in Boost discussion, or reach out in #boost-help on Filecoin Slack
🌟 Highlights
🐞 Bug Fix: Prevent accidental removal of valid sector index announcements
- We discovered a 🐞 bug 🐛 where when calling the Lotus Storage API we were not properly handling the multiple states that can be returned for any given sector (Cache, Unsealed, Sealed, etc). This could result in a sector having the wrong state recorded, including treating it as removed for indexing purposes.
- This fix includes a database migration to fix an index issue in the SectorStatus database of boost. This migration is quick, but will result in a full ingest of index announcements for users coming from 1.7.0.
What's Changed
- fix: prevent accidental removal of valid sector index announcements by @jacobheun in #1396
Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.1