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Re: getroot for ZFS without libzfs?


From: Robert Millan
Subject: Re: getroot for ZFS without libzfs?
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:33:51 +0200

2011/10/16 Robert Millan <address@hidden>:
>> What is the device node list used for? To list devices that each need grub 
>> installed, or for something else?
>
> grub-probe internally needs access to the raw devices because it wants
> to use GRUB codepaths to obtain fs_uuid and such.

In other words: to use same ZFS codepaths directly on raw device as
they will be used when real GRUB boots.

-- 
Robert Millan



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