Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:30:01 GMT From: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: standards/183652: make installkernel failure with installer provided ZFS configuration. Message-ID: <201311041430.rA4EU1vb097330@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR standards/183652; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, nikolas.britton@gmail.com Cc: Subject: Re: standards/183652: make installkernel failure with installer provided ZFS configuration. Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 08:29:06 -0600 --Apple-Mail=_5BFA1F57-6F1D-49FD-87D8-6DA36F01BD7A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have investigated the problem further, the problem presents itself = (i.e. /boot@ -> bootpool/boot) whenever encryption is selected. I tested installations with a simple single volume ZFS root = installation, with and without encryption being selected in the setup = menus, and the problem presents itself when encryption is selected. I = retested the multi-disk ZFS raidz root configuration in my initial = report, minus encryption, and indeed the problem also disappeared in = that instance as well. It appears as though ALL automatic ZFS = partitioning will incorrectly configure itself if encryption is selected = from the installer screen. If the problem can't be easily solved, the encryption toggle should be = removed from the installer prior to 10.0-RELEASE. This must be addressed = prior to 10.0-RELEASE.= --Apple-Mail=_5BFA1F57-6F1D-49FD-87D8-6DA36F01BD7A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I = have investigated the problem further, the problem presents itself = (i.e. <span style=3D"font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: = 11px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">/boot@ = -> bootpool/boot) </span>whenever encryption is = selected.<div><br></div><div style=3D"text-align: left;">I tested = installations with a simple single volume ZFS root installation, with = and without encryption being selected in the setup menus, and the = problem presents itself when encryption is selected. I retested the = multi-disk ZFS raidz root configuration in my initial report, minus = encryption, and indeed the problem also disappeared in that instance as = well. <span style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); = font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">It appears as = though ALL automatic ZFS partitioning will incorrectly configure itself = if encryption is selected from the installer screen.</span></div><div = style=3D"text-align: left;"><span style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, = 255, 255); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; = "><br></span></div><div style=3D"text-align: left;"><span = style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font face=3D"verdana, = sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">If the problem can't = be easily solved, t</span></font></span><span = style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana, = sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">he encryption toggle should be removed = from the installer prior to 10.0-RELEASE. This must be addressed prior = to 10.0-RELEASE.</span></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_5BFA1F57-6F1D-49FD-87D8-6DA36F01BD7A--
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