22.10.2018 21:03, Glen Barber wrote: t's strange that this is a 10.x vs 11.x issue. >>> I see that zfs has the krpc dependency since r193128. >>> And the call to xdrmem_create is there since r168404. >> >> You are right. I was mis-informed and have not verified enough a report from >> local user. >> >> Glen, maybe that errata record should be deleted. The problem is real but it >> is long-standing >> and present in 10.x too. >> > > Could you elaborate more on the failure case you originally reported > first? If the problem is real, my feeling is that the errata entry > should stay, just worded differently to reflect the failure case here.
zfs.ko depends on krpc.ko. The KRPC code in compiled in GENERIC kernel as dependency of NFS client/server code. The problem arises if all of these are true: 1) a system uses custom kernel with NFS options removed; 2) there is no krpc.ko available due to MODULES_OVERRIDE excluding it; 3) the system boots off ZFS pool. In such case, loader cannot resolve dependency and fails to load zfs.ko and kernel fails to mount root breaking boot sequence. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
