github storaged-project/libblockdev 2.17-1
libblockdev v2.17

latest releases: 3.1.1-1, 2.29-1, 3.1.0-1...
6 years ago

New minor release of the libblockdev library with multiple fixes. See below
for details.

Notable changes

  • features

    • New plugin: nvdimm

      • support for NVDIMM namespaces management
      • requires libndctl >= 58.4
    • LUKS2 support

      • support for creating LUKS2 format including authenticated disk encryption
      • multiple new functions for working with LUKS devices (suspend/resume, header backup, metadata size...)
    • Extended support for opening TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt volumes

    • Support for building crypto plugin without escrow device support (removes
      build dependency on libvolume_key and libnss) -- configure option --without-escrow.

    • Support for building libblockdev without Python 2 support -- configure option
      --without-python2.

See NEWS.rst for full list of changes.

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