From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 15 21:13:11 2009 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EEBE106566C for <freebsd-geom@freebsd.org>; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:13:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ml@infosec.pl) Received: from v027580.home.net.pl (v027580.home.net.pl [89.161.156.148]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 017A48FC27 for <freebsd-geom@freebsd.org>; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:13:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (HELO ?192.168.1.67?) (ml.freeside@home@127.0.0.1) by m094.home.net.pl with SMTP; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:46:31 -0000 Message-ID: <4AD79809.6010508@infosec.pl> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:45:45 +0000 From: Michal <ml@infosec.pl> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091003) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: how does geli interact with ZFS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations <freebsd-geom.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-geom>, <mailto:freebsd-geom-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-geom> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-geom@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-geom-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-geom>, <mailto:freebsd-geom-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:13:11 -0000 Hello, I'm using root ZFS on geli encrypted partition (with /boot on UFS usb dongle). Does adding this extra layer between ZFS and disk can get me into troubles in case of a system crash? I mean, does it affects zfs's robustness and features like Copy-On-Write, checksumming or anything else? Or it can only get as bad as with plain ZFS and geom_eli has nothing to do with that. Michal -- "It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are." -Clive James