The reason for this failure is that the BLKZNAME ioctl is different, zfs 0.6.x has a 255 char name where as 0.7.0 has a 256 char name.
There are test packages ready for testing in a PPA, do you mind trying these out using: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colin-king/zfs-lp1763067 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade And let me know if this fixes the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1763067 Title: zvol_id throws ioctl_get_msg failed:Inappropriate ioctl for device To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1763067/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs