Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:54:50 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 222227] ZFS: Confusing error message when attempting to create zpool on too small media Message-ID: <bug-222227-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D222227 Bug ID: 222227 Summary: ZFS: Confusing error message when attempting to create zpool on too small media Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: marieheleneka@gmail.com When attempting to create a zpool on a too small media (say, a 1.4MB 3.5" floppy), the error message is "cannot create 'poolname': no such pool or dataset" I'd expect an error message along the lines of 'underlying block device too small'. Steps to reproduce: 1) Have a floppy or other ridiculously small r/w media accessible on the sy= stem In this example, the floppy is /dev/da0. 2) Execute following commands to prepare media # gpart create -s gpt da0 da0 created # gpart add -t freebsd-zfs da0 da0p1 created # gpart show da0 =3D> 40 2800 da0 GPT (1.4M) 40 2800 1 freebsd-zfs (1.4M) 3) Attempt to create pool # zpool create floppytest /dev/da0p1 cannot create 'floppytest': no such pool or dataset --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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