linux-kernel - Re: When will Linux support M2 on RAID ?

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Message-ID: <20170307045200.GA1708@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 6 Mar 2017 20:52:00 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     "David F." <df7729@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-raid@...r.kernel.org" <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: When will Linux support M2 on RAID ?

On Sun, Mar 05, 2017 at 06:09:42PM -0800, David F. wrote:
> More and more systems are coming with M2 on RAID and Linux doesn't
> work unless you change the system out of RAID mode.  This is becoming
> more and more of a problem.   What is the status of Linux support for
> the new systems?

Your message doesn't make sense at all.  MD works on absolutely any
Linux block device, and I've used it on plenty M.2 form factor devices -
not that the form factor has anything to do with how Linux would treat
a device.