standards/183652: make installkernel failure with installer provided ZFS configuration.

Mon Nov 4 14:30:02 UTC 2013

The following reply was made to PR standards/183652; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton at gmail.com>
To: bug-followup at FreeBSD.org,
 nikolas.britton at gmail.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: standards/183652: make installkernel failure with installer provided ZFS configuration.
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 08:29:06 -0600

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 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.=

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 -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>=

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