3 files changed, 31 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/roles/zfs/base/defaults/main.yml b/roles/zfs/base/defaults/main.yml
index f3dfbce9..c275b981 100644
--- a/roles/zfs/base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/zfs/base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+zfs_use_systemd_mount_generator: yes
+#zfs_arc_size:
+#  min: {{ 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 }}
+#  max: {{ 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 }}
+
 zfs_zpool_properties:
   ashift: 12
 
@@ -12,7 +17,3 @@ zfs_zpool_properties:
 #     properties:
 #       ashift: 12
 #       prop: value
-
-#zfs_arc_size:
-#  min: {{ 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 }}
-#  max: {{ 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 }}
diff --git a/roles/zfs/base/tasks/enable-systemd-mount-generator.yml b/roles/zfs/base/tasks/enable-systemd-mount-generator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abefbeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/zfs/base/tasks/enable-systemd-mount-generator.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+- name: enable zfs-list-cacher zlet
+  file:
+    src: /usr/lib/zfs-linux/zed.d/history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh
+    dest: /etc/zfs/zed.d/history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh
+    state: link
+
+- name: create base-directory for zfs-list.cache
+  file:
+    path: /etc/zfs/zfs-list.cache/
+    state: directory
+
+- name: create zfs-list.cache file for zpools
+  loop: "{{ zfs_zpools | dict2items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.key }}"
+  copy:
+    content: ""
+    dest: "/etc/zfs/zfs-list.cache/{{ item.key }}"
+    force: no
+
+## TODO: if this is installed after the zpool has already been created zed needs to be triggered
+##       using someing like:   zfs set canmount=on DATASET
diff --git a/roles/zfs/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/zfs/base/tasks/main.yml
index e86b974b..ad5d1ce2 100644
--- a/roles/zfs/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/zfs/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,25 +22,9 @@
       - zfs-zed
     state: present
 
-- name: enable zfs-list-cacher zlet for systemd zfs-mount-generator
-  file:
-    src: /usr/lib/zfs-linux/zed.d/history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh
-    dest: /etc/zfs/zed.d/history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh
-    state: link
-
-- name: create base-directory for zfs-list.cache
-  file:
-    path: /etc/zfs/zfs-list.cache/
-    state: directory
-
-- name: create zfs-list.cache file for zpools
-  loop: "{{ zfs_zpools | dict2items }}"
-  loop_control:
-    label: "{{ item.key }}"
-  copy:
-    content: ""
-    dest: "/etc/zfs/zfs-list.cache/{{ item.key }}"
-    force: no
+- name: enable systemd -mount-generator
+  when: zfs_use_systemd_mount_generator
+  import_tasks: enable-systemd-mount-generator.yml
 
 - name: create zpools
   loop: "{{ zfs_zpools | dict2items }}"