docs(tazjin/install-zfs): Add some notes for the ZFS installs I do r/4042

I have to google all of this this each time otherwise.

Change-Id: Ib7df0882e4681bd061f77a00b678641a7f37c58c
Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/5546
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Reviewed-by: tazjin <tazjin@tvl.su>
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+Current steps for my NixOS-on-ZFS installs with impermanence.
+
+## Target layout (example from tverskoy):
+
+Partitioning:
+
+```
+nvme0n1     259:0    0 238.5G  0 disk
+├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0   128M  0 part /boot (type: EFI system)
+└─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 238.3G  0 part       (type: Solaris root)
+```
+
+ZFS layout:
+
+```
+NAME                   USED  AVAIL     REFER  MOUNTPOINT
+zpool                  212G  19.0G      248K  /zpool
+zpool/ephemeral        668M  19.0G      192K  /zpool/ephemeral
+zpool/ephemeral/home   667M  19.0G      667M  legacy
+zpool/local           71.3G  19.0G      192K  /zpool/local
+zpool/local/nix       71.3G  19.0G     71.3G  legacy
+zpool/safe             140G  19.0G      192K  /zpool/safe
+zpool/safe/depot       414M  19.0G      414M  legacy
+zpool/safe/persist     139G  19.0G      139G  legacy
+```
+
+With reset-snapshots:
+
+```
+NAME                                USED  AVAIL     REFER  MOUNTPOINT
+zpool/ephemeral/home@blank          144K      -      192K  -
+zpool/ephemeral/home@tazjin-clean   144K      -      200K  -
+```
+
+Legacy mountpoints are used because the NixOS wiki advises that using
+ZFS own mountpoints might lead to issues with the mount order during
+boot.
+
+## Install steps
+
+1. First, get internet.
+
+2. Use `fdisk` to set up the partition layout above (fwiw, EFI type
+   should be `1`, Solaris root should be `66`).
+
+3. Format the first partition for EFI: `mkfs.fat -F32 -n EFI $part1`
+
+4. Init ZFS stuff:
+
+   ```
+   zpool create \
+     # 2 SSD only settings
+     -o ashift=12 \
+     -o autotrim=on \
+     -R /mnt \
+     -O canmount=off \
+     -O mountpoint=none \
+     -O acltype=posixacl \
+     -O compression=lz4 \
+     -O atime=off \
+     -O xattr=sa \
+     -O encryption=aes-256-gcm \
+     -O keylocation=prompt \
+     -O keyformat=passphrase \
+     zpool $part2
+   ```
+
+   Reserve some space for deletions:
+
+   ```
+   zfs create -o refreservation=1G -o mountpoint=none zpool/reserved
+   ```
+
+   Create the datasets as per the target layout:
+
+   ```
+   # Throwaway datasets
+   zfs create -o canmount=off -o mountpoint=none zpool/ephemeral
+   zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/ephemeral/root
+   zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/ephemeral/home
+
+   # Persistent datasets
+   zfs create -o canmount=off -o mountpoint=none zpool/persistent
+   zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/persistent/nix
+   zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/persistent/depot
+   zfs create -o mountpoint=legacy zpool/persistent/data
+   ```
+
+   Create completely blank snapshots of the ephemeral datasets:
+
+   ```
+   zfs snapshot zpool/ephemeral/root@blank
+   zfs snapshot zpool/ephemeral/home@blank
+   ```
+
+   The ephemeral home volume needs the user folder already set up with
+   permissions. Mount it and create the folder there:
+
+   ```
+   mount -t zfs zpool/ephemeral/root /mnt
+   mkdir /mnt/home
+   mount -t zfs zpool/ephemeral/home /mnt/home
+   mkdir /mnt/home/tazjin
+   chmod 1000:100 /mnt/home/tazjin
+   zfs snapshot zpool/ephemeral/home@tazjin-clean
+   ```
+
+   Now the persistent Nix store volume can be mounted and installation
+   can begin.
+
+   ```
+   mkdir /mnt/nix
+   mount -t zfs zpool/persistent/nix /mnt/nix
+   ```
+
+4. Configure & install NixOS as usual.