[predmijat]

On Arch, zfs-linux package has an exact version of linux as a dependency. linux package gets updated fairly often, and by the time zfs-linux package catches up, linux is already on a newer version and you are unable to upgrade.

Sometimes it takes quite a while before those two are in sync and you can upgrade your system.

[tobias2014]

In addition to the other comments: you could use the zfs-dkms package which builds it from source on every update

[mzi]

If you reorder your repositories so the zfs repository comes before the default one in the configuration you won't have that problem.

[commandersaki]

Huh, interesting, will have to try that out, thanks.

[79a6ed87]

Targetting the linux-lts package as a dependency instead of linux should reduce the impact of this issue

[enormousness]

You can install the specific older version of the Linux package that the zfs package needs. You can also pin it so it won't get updated by regular upgrades.

[hnlmorg]

Is there lts kernel support for zfs-linux? I found I had to switch to the lts kernel on an Arch gaming rig because of issues with Nvidia drivers.

[aperum]

There is zfs-linux-lts for that.