Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:35:15 +0100 From: Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r294329 - in head/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs: . sys Message-ID: <569E73D3.7080306@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <569E6DA0.9010300@pix.net> References: <201601191700.u0JH0P6k061610@repo.freebsd.org> <569E6DA0.9010300@pix.net>
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Am 19.01.2016 um 18:08 schrieb Kurt Lidl: > Removing the ability to run different zpools on top of a zvol is > a significant reduction in functionality of the entire system, and a > huge violation of the POLA. > > At the very least, can you not add a sysctl that allows the > dangerous behavior (even if it defaults to off)? Myself > and certainly others rely on having being able to use a zpool > installed into a zvol for hosting bhyve virtual machines. > > I've managed to deadlock the system when experimenting with this, > but for the normal course of operations, it works just fine. > > -Kurt I already sent a private message to Alan because I also have a system that has been running for years with such a setup. A tunable might be even better than a sysctl (or the sysctl might be initialized from the tunable) to allow booting with the old behavior. Regards, STefan
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