From 43a31fc99214145b832a1420018ab686db712c3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ian Kelling <iank@fsf.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:51:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add missing /nocow

---
 fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT | 21 +++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT b/fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT
index aee20c8..6af8d38 100755
--- a/fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT
+++ b/fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ EOF
 crypt-$vg-o    /dev/$vg/o     none  nofail,keyscript=/root/keyscript,discard,luks,initramfs
 EOF
       fi
+      cat > /tmp/fai/fstab <<EOF
+/mnt/root/nocow /nocow  btrfs  nofail,x-systemd.device-timeout=300s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=300s,noatime,subvol=nocow,$mopts
+EOF
     fi
     if fsf; then
       cat >> /tmp/fai/fstab <<EOF
@@ -1240,8 +1243,15 @@ if $partition; then
   sleep 1
 
   bpart ${root_devs[@]}
-  if ! fsf && ! $skip_o; then
+  if ! fsf; then
+    btrfs subvol create /mnt/nocow
+    chattr +C /mnt/nocow
+    chown root:1000 /mnt/nocow
+    mkdir /mnt/nocow/{t,user}
+
+    if ! $skip_o; then
     bpart ${o_devs[@]}
+    fi
   fi
   bpart ${boot_devs[@]}
 
@@ -1312,15 +1322,6 @@ btrfs subvolume set-default 0 /mnt # already default, just ensuring it.
 # for libreboot systems. grub2 only reads from subvolid=0
 mkdir -p /mnt/grub2
 
-# initial setup of extra data fs.
-btrfs subvol create /mnt/nocow
-chattr +C /mnt/nocow
-mkdir /mnt/nocow/{t,user}
-cat > /tmp/fai/fstab <<EOF
-/mnt/root/nocow /nocow  none  nofail,x-systemd.device-timeout=300s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=300s,noatime,subvol=nocow,$mopts
-EOF
-
-
 cp $FAI/distro-install-common/libreboot_grub.cfg /mnt/grub2
 
 if $wipe && [[ -e /mnt/$boot_vol ]]; then
-- 
2.30.2