From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264261AbTL2Vnx (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:43:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264284AbTL2Vnx (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:43:53 -0500 Received: from as1-6-4.ld.bonet.se ([194.236.130.199]:5248 "HELO mail.nicke.nu") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S264261AbTL2Vnv (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:43:51 -0500 From: "Nicklas Bondesson" To: "'Arjan van de Ven'" Cc: "'Christophe Saout'" , Subject: RE: ataraid in 2.6.? Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:43:51 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <20031229173012.GB21479@devserv.devel.redhat.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Thread-Index: AcPOMSB4zWGIfxvHTEmPCpgW+RI1mAAI5qFQ Message-Id: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Yes, I agree. Duplicating it is rather silly :) Where did he apply it? /Nicke -----Original Message----- From: Arjan van de Ven [mailto:arjanv@redhat.com] Sent: den 29 december 2003 18:30 To: Nicklas Bondesson Cc: 'Christophe Saout'; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ataraid in 2.6.? On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 06:27:08PM +0100, Nicklas Bondesson wrote: > How do you set this (device mapping) up using the 2.6 kernel. I like > the ease of using ataraid in 2.4.x. Why not have both alternatives as > options (both ataraid and devicemapper)? because ataraid is nothing more than a devicemapper.... duplicating that is rather silly... The outcome is to be a /sbin/ataraid binary or some such that will do all the magic to detect the raid and tell the kernel device mapper to set it all up. > Also have anyone of you looked at the patch from Walt H that he sent > in yesterday? I have to use this after replacing my old hard drives > (Maxtor 30GB) with WDC 80GB. The patch is attached. I sent it to Marcelo for applying last week, and he applied it today