I think the reason that ZFS behaves differently is because of this... /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ceph_volume/devices/raw/activate.py
from ceph_volume.util import system # mount on tmpfs the osd directory osd_path = '/var/lib/ceph/osd/%s-%s' % (conf.cluster, osd_id) if not system.path_is_mounted(osd_path): # mkdir -p and mount as tmpfs prepare_utils.create_osd_path(osd_id, tmpfs=tmpfs) This "path_is_mounted" test that it does appears to misbehave on a ZFS root, causing it to then resort to using the tmpfs The test is ultimately traced to "get_mounts" in /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ceph_volume/util/system.py On Linux, this reads through /proc/mounts On ZFS root, the line is should be finding is resembles this... rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_4trzhh/var/lib /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0 zfs rw,relatime,xattr,posixacl 0 0 ...where as on a normal EXT4 root, it looks like this... /dev/nvme0n1p2 /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0 ext4 rw,relatime,errors=remount- ro 0 0 There's some logic in there about the device needing to start with leading "/", and I think that is what confuses the test when ZFS root has "rpool" with no leading slash. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to zfs-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881747 Title: cephadm does not work with zfs root Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: When trying to install ceph on ubuntu 20.04 with zfs as root file system the OSD's do not come up. The OSD's give an error of: May 29 16:51:11 ip-10-0-0-148 systemd[1]: ceph-a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032@osd.0.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE May 29 16:51:12 ip-10-0-0-148 systemd[1]: ceph-a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032@osd.0.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. May 29 16:51:22 ip-10-0-0-148 systemd[1]: ceph-a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032@osd.0.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4. May 29 16:51:22 ip-10-0-0-148 systemd[1]: Stopped Ceph osd.0 for a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032. May 29 16:51:22 ip-10-0-0-148 systemd[1]: Starting Ceph osd.0 for a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032... May 29 16:51:22 ip-10-0-0-148 docker[114525]: Error: No such container: ceph-a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032-osd.0 May 29 16:51:22 ip-10-0-0-148 systemd[1]: Started Ceph osd.0 for a3ed1cb2-a1cb-11ea-8daf-a729fb450032. May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0 May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/chown -R ceph:ceph /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0 May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/ceph-bluestore-tool --cluster=ceph prime-osd-dir --dev /dev/ceph-b3cf0dc5-a5fb-45c5-af3c-b85ef0b115ee/osd-block-3bfa4417-18e5-49f9-> May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/ln -snf /dev/ceph-b3cf0dc5-a5fb-45c5-af3c-b85ef0b115ee/osd-block-3bfa4417-18e5-49f9-95ee-4c5912f0fa22 /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0/block May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/chown -h ceph:ceph /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0/block May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/chown -R ceph:ceph /dev/mapper/ceph--b3cf0dc5--a5fb--45c5--af3c--b85ef0b115ee-osd--block--3bfa4417--18e5--49f9--95ee--4c5912f0fa22 May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: Running command: /usr/bin/chown -R ceph:ceph /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-0 May 29 16:51:23 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[114543]: --> ceph-volume lvm activate successful for osd ID: 0 May 29 16:51:24 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[115166]: debug 2020-05-29T16:51:24.602+0000 7f05cfb9cec0 0 set uid:gid to 167:167 (ceph:ceph) May 29 16:51:24 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[115166]: debug 2020-05-29T16:51:24.602+0000 7f05cfb9cec0 0 ceph version 15.2.2 (0c857e985a29d90501a285f242ea9c008df49eb8) octopus (stable), process ceph-osd, pid 1 May 29 16:51:24 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[115166]: debug 2020-05-29T16:51:24.602+0000 7f05cfb9cec0 0 pidfile_write: ignore empty --pid-file May 29 16:51:24 ip-10-0-0-148 bash[115166]: debug 2020-05-29T16:51:24.602+0000 7f05cfb9cec0 -1 missing 'type' file and unable to infer osd type Using ubuntu 20.04 without root zfs works fine. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1881747/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp