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	Index: lib/geom/label/glabel.8
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	--- lib/geom/label/glabel.8
	+++ lib/geom/label/glabel.8
	@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
	.\"
	.\" $FreeBSD$
	.\"
	-.Dd March 12, 2017
	+.Dd May 26, 2022
	.Dt GLABEL 8
	.Os
	.Sh NAME
	@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@
	are created in the
	.Pa /dev/label/
	directory.
	+Note that such labels will be ignored by other operating systems, so
	+generic labels should be used only when the device will be accessed solely
	+by
	+.Fx .
	+Note also that generic, automatic labels occupy some space on the device
	+and thus should not be added to a device already containing a file system.
	+Instead, create a label before initializing the file system, and initialize
	+that file system on the device created by
	+.Nm
	+under the
	+.Pa /dev/label/
	+directory.
	+Then the file system will correctly account for the space occupied by the
	+generic label.
	.Pp
	Note that for all label types, nested GEOM classes will cause additional
	device nodes to be created, with context-specific data appended to their