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by zaarn 2000 days ago
That is true, but I suspect that only happens to protect the zpool against tools like the Windows Repair Install (which likes to attempt repairs on disks without GPT label). Using ZFS on a partition inside a GPT disk tends to lead to a few quirky behaviours, like for example ZFS not always reporting correct SMART data of the device.
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IIRC ZoL `zpool create /dev/disk/by-id/ata-XXX` makes gpt partition table and zfs partition inside it.
A stub table.