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== Known issues ==
== Known issues ==
{{note|On '''nixos-21.05''' setting <code><nowiki>boot.zfs.enableUnstable = true;</nowiki></code> is mandatory}}


* Using NixOS on a ZFS root file system might result in the boot error ''external pointer tables not supported'' when the number of hardlinks in the nix store gets very high. This can be avoided by adding this option to your <code>configuration.nix</code> file:
* Using NixOS on a ZFS root file system might result in the boot error ''external pointer tables not supported'' when the number of hardlinks in the nix store gets very high. This can be avoided by adding this option to your <code>configuration.nix</code> file:
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* In contrast to many native Linux filesystems, ZFS misses support for freeze/thaw operations.This means that using ZFS together with hibernation (suspend to disk) may cause filesystem corruption.See https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/260.  
* In contrast to many native Linux filesystems, ZFS misses support for freeze/thaw operations.This means that using ZFS together with hibernation (suspend to disk) may cause filesystem corruption.See https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/260.  


== Caveats ==  
== Caveats ==