linux-kernel - [PATCH - mdadm] mdopen: always try create_named

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:06:25 +1100
From:   "NeilBrown" <neilb@...e.de>
To:     Jes Sorensen <jes@...ined-monkey.org>
Cc:     Mariusz Tkaczyk <mariusz.tkaczyk@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Song Liu" <song@...nel.org>,
        "Linux regressions mailing list" <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>,
        "linux-raid" <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>,
        "LKML" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Nikolay Kichukov" <hijacker@...um.net>
Subject: [PATCH - mdadm] mdopen: always try create_named_array()

mdopen() will use create_named_array() to ask the kernel to create the
given md array, but only if it is given a number or name.
If it is NOT given a name and is required to choose one itself using
find_free_devnm() it does NOT use create_named_array().

On kernels with CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD not set, this can result in
failure to assemble an array.  This can particularly seen when the
"name" of the array begins with a host name different to the name of the
host running the command.

So add the missing call to create_named_array().

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217074
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>
---
 mdopen.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/mdopen.c b/mdopen.c
index d18c931996d2..810f79a3d19a 100644
--- a/mdopen.c
+++ b/mdopen.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ int create_mddev(char *dev, char *name, int autof, int trustworthy,
 		}
 		if (block_udev)
 			udev_block(devnm);
+		create_named_array(devnm);
 	}

 	sprintf(devname, "/dev/%s", devnm);
-- 
2.39.2