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MFV r329762: 8961 SPA load/import should tell us why it failed

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MFV r329762: 8961 SPA load/import should tell us why it failed

illumos/illumos-gate@3ee8c80c747c4aa3f83351a6920f30c411236e1b

When we fail to open or import a storage pool, we typically don't get any
additional diagnostic information, just "no pool found" or "can not import".

While there may be no additional user-consumable information, we should at
least make this situation easier to debug/diagnose for developers and support.
For example, we could start by using zfs_dbgmsg() to log each thing that we
try when importing, and which things failed. E.g. "tried uberblock of txg X
from label Y of device Z". Also, we could log each of the stages that we go
through in spa_load_impl().

Reviewed by: George Wilson <george.wilson@delphix.com>
Reviewed by: Matthew Ahrens <mahrens@delphix.com>
Reviewed by: Andrew Stormont <andyjstormont@gmail.com>
Approved by: Dan McDonald <danmcd@joyent.com>
Author: Pavel Zakharov <pavel.zakharov@delphix.com>

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matthew
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rS329764: Minor formatting nits.
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