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== Known issues ==
== Known issues ==
{{note|On '''nixos-21.05''' setting <code><nowiki>boot.zfs.enableUnstable = true;</nowiki></code> is required if you are running an newer kernel which is not yet officially supported by zfs, otherwise the zfs module will refuse to evaluate and show up as ''broken''}}
{{note|Setting <code><nowiki>boot.zfs.enableUnstable = true;</nowiki></code> is required if you are running an newer kernel which is not yet officially supported by zfs, otherwise the zfs module will refuse to evaluate and show up as ''broken''. This will install a pre-release of zfs. This might be not as stable as a released version. However in the past this rarely lead to problems/stability issues}}


* 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: