When we load a ZFS pool having spa_name equals to some existing kstat we would have to create a duplicate entry, which procfs doesn't like (https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/5292).
For instance a ZFS pool named "zil" would have its kstat "txgs" (module "zfs/zil") intalled under "/proc/spl/kstat/zfs/zil": unfortunately we already have a kstat named "zil" (module "zfs") installed in the same procfs location.
Avoid this issue by skipping the duplicate entry creation in procfs.
EDIT: of course this will only work on a 2-level hierarchy. This is only meant to be a "temporary fix" just to avoid the WARN().
When we load a ZFS pool having spa_name equals to some existing kstat we would have to create a duplicate entry, which procfs doesn't like (https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/5292).
For instance a ZFS pool named "zil" would have its kstat "txgs" (module "zfs/zil") intalled under "/proc/spl/kstat/zfs/zil": unfortunately we already have a kstat named "zil" (module "zfs") installed in the same procfs location.
Avoid this issue by skipping the duplicate entry creation in procfs.
EDIT: of course this will only work on a 2-level hierarchy. This is only meant to be a "temporary fix" just to avoid the
WARN()
.With this patch:
Without: