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bsdinstall: Select ZFS compatibility template before zpool creation
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Authored by john.grafton_runbox.com on Jun 21 2025, 4:41 PM.
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Summary

Add a menu option to bsdinstall zpool creation dialog that allows
the user to select a zfs compatibility template.

Test Plan

Build release and use bsdinstall to create a zpool during installation. The resulting zpool should have features from the proper template file in /usr/share/zfs/compatibility.d/ or /etc/zfs/compatibility.d.

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Build 61893: arc lint + arc unit

Event Timeline

This change allows users to create a zpool during FreeBSD installation that can be used when booted into other OS's that do not support the latest ZFS features (such as Proxmox). @editor_callfortesting.org Michael Dexter requested this feature during BSDCan 2025.