Stop installing zpool.cache

None of the `zpool import` instances actually use the cache file, so
there is no value in including it in the initramfs.

docs/BUILD.md

@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ The default behavior of `zbm-builder.sh` will:
 
 1. Pull the default builder image, `ghcr.io/zbm-dev/zbm-builder:latest`.
 2. If `./hostid` does not exist, copy `/etc/hostid` (if it exists) to `./hostid`.
-3. If `./zpool.cache` does not exist, copy `/etc/zfs/zpool.cache` to `./zpool.cache`.
-4. Spawn an ephemeral container from the builder image and run its build process:
+3. Spawn an ephemeral container from the builder image and run its build process:
     1. Bind-mount the working directory into the container to expose local configurations to the builder
     2. If `./config.yaml` exists, inform the builder to use that custom configuration instead of the default
     3. Run the internal build script to produce output in the `./build` subdirectory

dracut/module-setup.sh

@@ -168,14 +168,9 @@ install() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  # zpool.cache, vdev_id.conf and hostid files are host-specific
+  # vdev_id.conf and hostid files are host-specific
   # and do not belong in public release images
   if [ -z "${release_build}" ]; then
-    if [ -e /etc/zfs/zpool.cache ]; then
-      inst /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
-      type mark_hostonly >/dev/null 2>&1 && mark_hostonly /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
-    fi
-
     if [ -e /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf ]; then
       inst /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf
       type mark_hostonly >/dev/null 2>&1 && mark_hostonly /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf

initcpio/install/zfsbootmenu

@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ build() {
 
     # Copy host-specific ZFS configs
     [[ -f /etc/hostid ]] && add_file "/etc/hostid"
-    [[ -f /etc/zfs/zpool.cache ]] && add_file "/etc/zfs/zpool.cache"
     [[ -f /etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf ]] && add_file "/etc/zfs/vdev_id.conf"
     [[ -f /etc/modprobe.d/zfs.conf ]] && add_file "/etc/modprobe.d/zfs.conf"
 

releng/docker/README.md

@@ -185,10 +185,9 @@ each level of configurations to mask or augment earlier defaults.
 > `mkinitcpio.conf` that manually sources these snippets to emulate the
 > standard configuration behavior of dracut.
 
-In addition, host-specific files are linked if each exists:
+In addition, the hostid file is linked if it exists:
 
     /etc/hostid -> ${BUILDROOT}/hostid
-    /etc/zfs/zpool.cache -> ${BUILDROOT}/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 When launched, the container entrypoint will run any executable files it finds
 in `${BUILDROOT}/rc.d`. This provides a means to "terraform" the build
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ the `/etc/zfsbootmenu/build` directory, copy the desired files and run the
 container with the appropriate volume mount:
 
 ```sh
-cp /etc/hostid /etc/zfs/zpool.cache /etc/zfsbootmenu/build
+cp /etc/hostid /etc/zfsbootmenu/build
 podman run -v /etc/zfsbootmenu/build:/build zbm
 ```
 

releng/docker/build-init.sh

@@ -170,22 +170,14 @@ CONFIGEVALS+=(
   "del(.Global.BootMountPoint)"
 )
 
-# Use provided hostid and zpool.cache files
+# Use provided hostid
 if [ -r "${BUILDROOT}/hostid" ]; then
   ln -Tsf "${BUILDROOT}/hostid" /etc/hostid \
     || error "failed to link hostid"
 else
   rm -f /etc/hostid
 fi
 
-if [ -r "${BUILDROOT}/zpool.cache" ]; then
-  mkdir -p /etc/zfs
-  ln -Tsf "${BUILDROOT}/zpool.cache" /etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
-    || error "failed to link zpool.cache"
-else
-  rm -f /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
-fi
-
 # Link all configuration files in standard location;
 # go from most generic to most specificj
 mkdir -p /etc/zfsbootmenu

zbm-builder.sh

@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ OPTIONS:
      Build from ZFSBootMenu source tree at <path>
      (Default: fetch upstream source tree inside container)
 
-  -R Remove any existing zpool.cache and hostid in the build directory
-
-  -C Do not include host /etc/zfs/zpool.cache in image
-     (If ./zpool.cache exists, this switch will be ignored)
+  -R Remove any existing hostid in the build directory
 
   -H Do not include host /etc/hostid in image
      (If ./hostid exists, this switch will be ignored)
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ EOF
 }
 
 SKIP_HOSTID=
-SKIP_CACHE=
 REMOVE_HOST_FILES=
 
 # By default, use the latest upstream build container image
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ else
   PODMAN="docker"
 fi
 
-CMDOPTS="b:dhi:l:c:O:CHR"
+CMDOPTS="b:dhi:l:c:O:HR"
 
 # First pass to get build directory and configuration file
 while getopts "${CMDOPTS}" opt; do
@@ -163,9 +159,6 @@ while getopts "${CMDOPTS}" opt; do
     O)
       RUNTIME_ARGS+=( "${OPTARG}" )
       ;;
-    C)
-      SKIP_CACHE="yes"
-      ;;
     H)
       SKIP_HOSTID="yes"
       ;;
@@ -200,16 +193,13 @@ if [ -n "${BUILD_REPO}" ]; then
   RUNTIME_ARGS+=( "-v" "${BUILD_REPO}:/zbm:ro" )
 fi
 
-if boolean_enabled "${REMOVE_HOST_FILES}"; then
-  # Remove existing host files
-  for host_file in "hostid" "zpool.cache"; do
-    [ -e "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/${host_file}" ] || continue
-    if ! rm "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/${host_file}"; then
-      echo "ERROR: failed to remove file '${host_file}' from build directory"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-    echo "Removed file '${host_file}' by user request"
-  done
+# Remove existing hostid
+if boolean_enabled "${REMOVE_HOST_FILES}" && [ -e "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/hostid" ]; then
+  if ! rm "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/hostid"; then
+    echo "ERROR: failed to remove hostid from build directory"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "Removed hostid by user request"
 fi
 
 # If no local hostid is available, copy the system hostid if desired
@@ -223,17 +213,6 @@ if ! [ -r "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}"/hostid ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# If no local zpool.cache is available, copy the system cache if desired
-if ! [ -r "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}"/zpool.cache ]; then
-  if ! boolean_enabled "${SKIP_CACHE}" && [ -r /etc/zfs/zpool.cache ]; then
-    if ! cp /etc/zfs/zpool.cache "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}"/zpool.cache; then
-      echo "ERROR: unable to copy /etc/zfs/zpool.cache"
-      echo "Copy a zpool cache to ./zpool.cache or use -C to disable"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
 # If no config is specified, use in-tree default but force EFI and components
 if ! [ -r "${BUILD_DIRECTORY}"/config.yaml ]; then
   BUILD_ARGS=(