linux-kernel - Re: Linux mdadm superblock question.

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.01.1002141839210.12929@filesrv1.baby-dragons.com>
Date:	Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:40:31 -0900 (AKST)
From:	"Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@...y-dragons.com>
To:	Rudy Zijlstra <rudy@...mpydevil.homelinux.org>
cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Asdo <asdo@...ftmail.org>,
	Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>,
	Michael Evans <mjevans1983@...il.com>,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux mdadm superblock question.

 	Hello All ,

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010, Rudy Zijlstra wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> In Fedora 12, for example, Dracut tries to make the distinction between
>> whole RAID device and a partition device, and utterly fails -- often
>> resulting in data loss.
>> 
> i do not use Fedora/redhat and do not intent to ever try them again... still, 
> the point is valid
>> With a pointer to the beginning this would have been a trivial thing to
>> detect.
>> 
>> IMO it would make sense to support autoassemble for 1.0 superblocks, and
>> making them the default.  The purpose would be to get everyone off 0.9.
>>  However, *any* default is better than 1.1.
>> 	-hpa
> As long is autodetect is supported in the kernel, i am willing to upgrade to 
> 1.0 superblocks. BUT i need the autodetect in the kernel, as i refuse to use 
> initrd for production servers.
> Cheers,
> Rudy
 	I also have to agree with Rudy in this matter .

 		Tia ,  JimL
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