Existing async thread is running only on successfull spa_sync() completion,
that is impossible in case of pool loosing required (last) disk(s). That
indefinite delay of SPA_ASYNC_REMOVE processing made ZFS to not close the
lost disks, preventing GEOM/CAM from destroying devices and reusing names
on later disk reattach.
In earlier version of the patch I've tried to just run existing thread
immediately, unrelated to spa_sync() completion, but that exposed number
of situations where it could stuck due to locks held by stuck spa_sync(),
that are required for other kinds of async events.
Experiments with OpenIndiana snapshot confirmed that they also have this
issue with lost disks reattach.
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