Interface differences between TDB1 and TDB2. - tdb2 uses 'struct tdb_data', tdb1 uses 'struct TDB_DATA'. Use the TDB_DATA typedef if you want portability between the two. - tdb2 functions return 0 on success, and a negative error on failure, whereas tdb1 functions returned 0 on success, and -1 on failure. tdb1 then used tdb_error() to determine the error; this is also supported in tdb2 to ease backwards compatibility, though the other form is preferred. - tdb2's tdb_fetch() returns an error, tdb1's returned the data directly (or tdb_null, and you were supposed to check tdb_error() to find out why). - tdb2's tdb_nextkey() frees the old key's dptr, in tdb2 you needed to do this manually. - tdb1's tdb_open/tdb_open_ex took an explicit hash size. tdb2's hash table resizes as required. - tdb2 uses a linked list of attribute structures to implement logging and alternate hashes. tdb1 used tdb_open_ex, which was not extensible. - tdb2 does locking on read-only databases (ie. O_RDONLY passed to tdb_open). tdb1 did not: use the TDB_NOLOCK flag if you want to suppress locking. - tdb2's log function is simpler than tdb1's log function. The string is already formatted, and it takes an enum tdb_log_level not a tdb_debug_level, and which has only three values: TDB_LOG_ERROR, TDB_LOG_USE_ERROR and TDB_LOG_WARNING. - tdb2 provides tdb_deq() for comparing two struct tdb_data. - tdb2's tdb_name() returns a copy of the name even for TDB_INTERNAL dbs. - tdb2 does not need tdb_reopen() or tdb_reopen_all(). If you call fork() after during certain operations the child should close the tdb, or complete the operations before continuing to use the tdb: tdb_transaction_start(): child must tdb_transaction_cancel() tdb_lockall(): child must call tdb_unlockall() tdb_lockall_read(): child must call tdb_unlockall_read() tdb_chainlock(): child must call tdb_chainunlock() tdb_parse() callback: child must return from tdb_parse() - tdb2 will not open a non-tdb file, even if O_CREAT is specified. - There is no tdb_traverse_read. For operating on TDB1 files, you can simulate it by tdb_add_flag(tdb, TDB_RDONLY); tdb_traverse(); tdb_remove_flag(tdb, TDB_RDONLY). This may be desirable because traverse on TDB1 files use a write lock on the entire database unless it's read-only. - Failure inside a transaction (such as a lock function failing) does not implicitly cancel the transaction; you still need to call tdb_transaction_cancel(). TDB1 Compatibility: - tdb2's offers a tdb1_incompatible_hash function, which is the same as the default hash with the TDB_INCOMPATIBLE_HASH flag. There is no way of marking an old TDB incompatible with versions < 1.2.6 while using any other hash. - The TDB_ATTRIBUTE_TDB1_HASHSIZE attribute can be used to control the hash size, but only when creating (ie. O_CREAT) a TDB1 (ie. TDB_VERSION1). - There is no TDB_CLEAR_IF_FIRST flag; it has severe scalability and API problems. If necessary, you can emulate this by using the open hook and placing a 1-byte lock at offset 4. If your program forks, you will need to place this lock again in the child.