Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:32:02 +0700 From: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Solved. Re: Dualboot and ZFS Message-ID: <20180323023202.GA55860@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.21.1803220726210.5586@wonkity.com> References: <VI1PR02MB120018D174817F8FFB2981D5F6EB0@VI1PR02MB1200.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <20180115151526.GA66342@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <a7920f859b666cff48f4f73ee1b2f954@dweimer.net> <20180116034929.GB89443@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180131082738.GA46395@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <547e65d16ef16667f61d88463ca73079@roundcube.fjl.org.uk> <20180319025914.GA57490@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.21.1803210626040.85475@wonkity.com> <20180322012621.GA15678@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.21.1803220726210.5586@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote:
> >> On Mon, 19 Mar 2018, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> >>>
> >>> sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=0x10
> >>
> >> Please reconsider doing this without it being required. It means "allow
> >> destroying mounted partitions" and is usually not necessary.
> >
> > It is recommended, or even required ("must") by the zfsboot(8) man page:
>
> The vagueness here is from the "If the drive is currently in use". It
> could easily be replaced with "If the user wants to destroy data from a
> drive that is currently being used".
In my script, the ${DISK} is supposed to be a new disk onto which a
system is installed (cloned actually), so any data thereon would be
destroyed anyway.
> I would argue that we should
> remove or rewrite that, as it is misleading. Overwriting a drive that
> is "in use" is generally exactly the opposite of what people want.
I'm afraid your concern is a bit misdirected. If you can suggest a way
to install zfsboot without dd, and document it in zfsboot(8) then of course
kern.geom.debugflags=0x10 is better avoided.
--
Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
AS43859
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