Re: BRT copying feature

On 06/11/2024 13:15, Ronald Klop wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When you create a new pool you can use something like this:
> zpool create -o feature@block_cloning=disabled ...
>
> I tried setting this on an existing pool. That gave me an error.
> # zpool set feature@block_cloning=disabled zdata4
> cannot set property for 'zdata4': property 'feature@block_cloning' can 
> only be set to 'disabled' at creation time
>
> So to install a new 14.2 system you need to do some manual work to 
> create the root pool with the options you prefer.
>
> Regards,
> Ronald.
>
> *Van:* Johan Hendriks <joh.hendriks@gmail.com>
> *Datum:* woensdag, 6 november 2024 09:37
> *Aan:* FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
> *Onderwerp:* BRT copying feature
>
>     I installed the latest 14.2 Beta and i noticed that on the root
>     pool the BRT copying feature is enabled on the pool.
>     I know i need to set vfs.zfs.bclone_enabled=1 to really make us of
>     it. But i do not want this on my root pool but i do want to use it
>     on my storage pool.
>     I can not disable this feature on the root pool as it is a feature
>     that can only be set at creation time.
>
>     Is there a way to use this feature only on selected pools?
>
>     regards,
>     Johan Hendriks
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
I think that it would be nice if the installer has the option to set a 
feature like this to off. Is it easy to break out of the installer, 
create the pool before hand and use that pool?

Regards,
Johan.