** Description changed:

+ [Impact]
+  * ZSys is still auto snapshooting and allow for state save when reaching 
full disk space, erroring out.
+  * We now limit it to 80% of full disk space (either bpool or rpool - which 
can be tweaked in ZSys configuration file), so that ZSys itself is not 
responsible for ZFS performance degradation which is considered when disk reach 
85% capacity.
+  * This is covered by an extensive testsuite, for either bpool or rpool or 
both, both for automated and manual tests.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+  1. Ensure the disk has reached more than 80% capacity
+  2. Run zsysctl save -> it should fail due to max capacity
+  3. Run sudo zsysctl save --system -> it should fail due to max capacity
+  4. Run sudo zsysctl save <manual_name> -> it should fail due to max capacity
+ extra:
+  1. Try the above on a disk which hasn’t reached this capacity -> the save 
should work.
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+  * This code impacts automated and manual save and existing tests hasn’t been 
impacted.
+  * New tests with mock functionality for simulating disk capacity has been 
added.
+ 
+ ------
+ 
  I had been running Focal since the March 4th and installed it via the
  daily ISO at that time. I opted for ZFS root during the installation
  process. It was mostly the reason why I went with Focal in the first
  place.
  
  I ran my frequent, almost daily, apt upgrades to get the latest packages
  and was happy to see a lot of fixes going in during that period until
  the release date.
  
  This frequent apt upgrade cadence created a snapshot in rpool/bpool
  every time. This feature proved useful for me since I was able to
  restore to a usable state using this once in the past. I was aware of
  the rpool snapshots, so I was cleaning them out as they built up, but I
  did not consider the bpool snapshots.
  
  Eventually the small 2GB bpool will fill up with /boot changes and this
  did happen to me on 30-APR-2020 when I was attempting to upgrade to the
  latest kernel release. It gave me a cryptic error when trying to run
  update-initramfs, so I did a G search on the error and it pointed to a
  disk full situation. When I checked, I saw that only 14MB was free on
  bpool. I then removed all snapshots that didn't have a coordinating
  snapshot in rpool and that freed up about 1.2GB in bpool.
  
  I will upload the /var/log/apt/term.log file for the time that I
  attempted the kernel upgrade and it failed. I will also upload a
  sosreport from my laptop (which has the same issue at this time without
  me doing any intervention). It didn't get as many apt updates, so it has
  free space in bpool still.
  
  I will leave my laptop in the current state in case you need more
  information. I will probably send snapshot lists from both bpool and
  rpool on that laptop. (Once again, I did clean up rpool snapshots
  manually on the laptop).
  
  Let me know if you need more information, log files, command outputs.
  
  Great work on this package so far!
  Chris

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