Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:23:17 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 294357] bsdconfig(8): omit empty (confusing) disk configuration output Message-ID: <bug-294357-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294357 Bug ID: 294357 Summary: bsdconfig(8): omit empty (confusing) disk configuration output Product: Base System Version: 14.4-STABLE Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: michaelo@FreeBSD.org Installed a new machine via SOL recently and the installer gave me this listing: ┌───────────────────────────ZFS Configuration─────────────────────────────┐ │ gpart(8) show da3: │ │ │ │ │ │ camcontrol(8) inquiry da3: │ │ pass3: <SEAGATE ST9300605SS 5101> Fixed Direct Access SPC-3 SCSI device │ │ pass3: Serial Number 6XP3F4YH0000B249ARFA │ │ pass3: 150.000MB/s transfers, Command Queueing Enabled │ │ │ │ │ │ camcontrol(8) identify da3: │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ < OK > │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This output left me with two problems: * Why is gpart(8) output not there (omitted)? No partition table is present which is printed to stderr, but redirected to /dev/null. * Tried to scroll down to see the identify output. After the installation I figured that 'identify' is for ATA only and I have SAS drive. The improvement which can be achieved here is to omit the command itself if there is no output to avoid confusion. E.g., write to a temp file, check size non-zero and then echo otherwise omit. Ideal output: ┌───────────────────────────ZFS Configuration─────────────────────────────┐ │ camcontrol(8) inquiry da3: │ │ pass3: <SEAGATE ST9300605SS 5101> Fixed Direct Access SPC-3 SCSI device │ │ pass3: Serial Number 6XP3F4YH0000B249ARFA │ │ pass3: 150.000MB/s transfers, Command Queueing Enabled │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ < OK > │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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