linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] md: Remove deprecated flavors

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Message-ID: <20231215125059.00006270@linux.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:50:59 +0100
From: Mariusz Tkaczyk <mariusz.tkaczyk@...ux.intel.com>
To: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] md: Remove deprecated flavors

On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:21:04 -0800
Song Liu <song@...nel.org> wrote:

> Linear, multipath, and faulty have been marked as deprecated for 2.5 years.
> Let's remove them.
> 
> Thanks,
> Song

Hi Song,
Great idea!

Please note that there are mdadm tests for those levels. I can approve it only
when mdadm clean-up is merged. Our tests must pass continuously.

It is a nice code complexity improvement so let me know if you would
like to get my help with mdadm patches.

Thanks,
Mariusz