From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 27 20:10:20 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A78F1065676 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:10:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@mi.celestial.com) Received: from dorsai-02.celestial.com (dorsai-02.celestial.com [192.136.111.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C6418FC19 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:10:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@mi.celestial.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by dorsai-02.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E3E9206C90D for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:13 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at celestial.com Received: from dorsai-02.celestial.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (dorsai-02.celestial.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 4FDEOERf4BmR for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from ayn.mi.celestial.com (hayek.celestial.com [192.136.111.12]) by dorsai-02.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AA2E206BE0A for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ayn.mi.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D67F168BBC5C8; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:12 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mi.celestial.com Received: from ayn.mi.celestial.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ayn.mi.celestial.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id hLBwXwRvDm5S; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by ayn.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id B899668BBC566; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:12 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:47:12 -0800 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090227194712.GB25297@ayn.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <4E614185-A54E-43B8-8C07-4BA901DE5861@drsns.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E614185-A54E-43B8-8C07-4BA901DE5861@drsns.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 OpenPKG/% (2009-01-05) Subject: Re: ZFS root File System X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:10:20 -0000 On Fri, Feb 27, 2009, Dr. Aharon Friedman wrote: > I have been trying to set up a zfs root file system on 7.1. It requires > the loader gptzfsboot, which is in -CURRENT. I have tried to import it > to 7.1. Before I delve into it. Has somebody already done it? As a general rule, I avoid using anything but a system's standard file system for the root/boot file system(s), using the more esoteric file systems for things mounted after boot. While it may feel nice to have nifty stuff, it can cause far more problems that it's worth. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 ...I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter. -- Nick Petreley