From owner-freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 4 14:30:02 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-standards@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20CB5CC6 for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:30:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F39C528CA for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:30:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id rA4EU1n2097331 for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id rA4EU1vb097330; Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:30:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 14:30:01 GMT Message-Id: <201311041430.rA4EU1vb097330@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Nikolas Britton Subject: Re: standards/183652: make installkernel failure with installer provided ZFS configuration. X-BeenThere: freebsd-standards@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Nikolas Britton List-Id: Standards compliance List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:30:02 -0000 The following reply was made to PR standards/183652; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Nikolas Britton To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, nikolas.britton@gmail.com Cc: Subject: Re: standards/183652: make installkernel failure with installer provided ZFS configuration. Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 08:29:06 -0600 --Apple-Mail=_5BFA1F57-6F1D-49FD-87D8-6DA36F01BD7A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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.= --Apple-Mail=_5BFA1F57-6F1D-49FD-87D8-6DA36F01BD7A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii 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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