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Date:      Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:55:13 +0000
From:      "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com>
To:        Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, Devin Teske <dteske@FreeBSD.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>, "Teske, Devin" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r259479 - head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts
Message-ID:  <C908AFBD-A497-4692-88B0-75502119890D@fisglobal.com>
In-Reply-To: <52AF75C1.9040502@freebsd.org>
References:  <201312161947.rBGJl4Jh087762@svn.freebsd.org> <52AF6FF6.1030909@freebsd.org> <7BF56E5D-CDE7-4E57-BA47-3565CD07236C@fisglobal.com> <A039986D-9C52-42F3-8E64-42B474A484B2@fisglobal.com> <52AF75C1.9040502@freebsd.org>

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On Dec 16, 2013, at 1:50 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote:

> On 12/16/13 15:48, Teske, Devin wrote:
>> On Dec 16, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Teske, Devin wrote:
>>=20
>>> On Dec 16, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote:
>>>=20
>>>> On 12/16/13 13:47, Devin Teske wrote:
>>>>> Author: dteske
>>>>> Date: Mon Dec 16 19:47:04 2013
>>>>> New Revision: 259479
>>>>> URL: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=3Dhttp://svnweb.freeb=
sd.org/changeset/base/259479&k=3D%2FbkpAUdJWZuiTILCq%2FFnQg%3D%3D%0A&r=3DMr=
js6vR4%2Faj2Ns9%2FssHJjg%3D%3D%0A&m=3DfW6SVzmwwyz0yNXNK7sHp4zegrL63niU%2F%2=
F21DVtgyGU%3D%0A&s=3Dcdd7f18e0151f222c2934ae69e473dac2e22e74cbde4d5af5758a0=
83fb1c3a7e
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Log:
>>>>>  Add kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable=3D"0" to loader.conf(5).
>>>>>     Discussed on:	-current, -stable
>>>>>  MFC after:	3 days
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Modified:
>>>>>  head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Modified: head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot
>>>>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>>>>> --- head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot	Mon Dec 16 19:44:45 2013=
	(r259478)
>>>>> +++ head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/zfsboot	Mon Dec 16 19:47:04 2013=
	(r259479)
>>>>> @@ -1159,6 +1159,9 @@ zfs_create_boot()
>>>>> 	             $BSDINSTALL_TMPETC/rc.conf.zfs || return $FAILURE
>>>>> 	f_eval_catch $funcname echo "$ECHO_APPEND" 'zfs_load=3D\"YES\"' \
>>>>> 	             $BSDINSTALL_TMPBOOT/loader.conf.zfs || return $FAILURE
>>>>> +	f_eval_catch $funcname echo "$ECHO_APPEND" \
>>>>> +	             'kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable=3D\"0\"' \
>>>>> +	             $BSDINSTALL_TMPBOOT/loader.conf.zfs || return $FAILURE
>>>>>   	# We're all done unless we should go on for boot pool
>>>>> 	[ "$ZFSBOOT_BOOT_POOL" ] || return $SUCCESS
>>>> Uh -- what is all of this? Why are we disabling kernel functions depen=
ding on what the root filesystem is? Please don't MFC this.
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=3Dhttp://lists.freebsd.org/p=
ipermail/freebsd-stable/2013-December/076365.html&k=3D%2FbkpAUdJWZuiTILCq%2=
FFnQg%3D%3D%0A&r=3DLTzUWWrRnz2iN3PtHDubWRSAh9itVJ%2BMUcNBCQ4tyeo%3D%0A&m=3D=
WCmXzB4036KuOzNScbJsBQLKdo%2BAo15QWLYq4A7DKis%3D%0A&s=3D4f16f0d6399e3a3c5e1=
05a7869c580884327a8721c2f44c1711b319212a23db7
>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=3Dhttp://lists.freebsd.org/p=
ipermail/freebsd-stable/2013-December/076471.html&k=3D%2FbkpAUdJWZuiTILCq%2=
FFnQg%3D%3D%0A&r=3DLTzUWWrRnz2iN3PtHDubWRSAh9itVJ%2BMUcNBCQ4tyeo%3D%0A&m=3D=
WCmXzB4036KuOzNScbJsBQLKdo%2BAo15QWLYq4A7DKis%3D%0A&s=3D17882f97e3633c1e3eb=
d45f332e62d2212dc53d1f0577acc4ae15d8234d09c7f
>>>=20
>>> NB: Happy to rip it out... but want something in-reply to those threads=
 (pretty please).
>> Basically... the logic is...
>>=20
>> The ZFS pool is built on vdevs of a specific name. The names that are us=
ed
>> should remain the same. Adding this to the loader.conf ensures that the =
names
>> that the pool(s) was/were built upon do not change.
>>=20
>> This goes beyond just a swap partition I imagine. For example... copying=
 the
>> data to a new drive using a duplicator. I'm sure there are other cases t=
oo.
>=20
> Thanks for the explanation! I wonder if we should just turn off the disk =
ident stuff by default globally -- it was causing problems for me as well w=
ithout ZFS root.

As I was making the commit to zfsboot... the very thought had occurred to m=
e.

I'm happy to rip this out in favor of a new global default. The end-result =
is that
what Johan experienced won't be repeated.

I think there's an urgency to get something to solve this into 10.
--=20
Devin

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