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Hi Ryan,
You will have to wait a while, I first need to learn more about the interior of mdadm. I will start with reading the intel implementation. But if you can point me to other information besides source-codes, that would be great. Greetings, Mark-Willem > Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:58:35 +0100 > From: bmr@xxxxxxxxxx > To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > CC: markwillem@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Picking up development of dmraid > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 07/19/2012 03:30 PM, Mark-Willem Jansen wrote: > > I do not know the finer detail of mdadm, yet. But I saw > > super-mbr.c and super-gpt.c and and draw the conclusion, taken how > > dmraid handles mbr, that these were codes to parse mbt and gpt > > partition tables. > > Ah, gotcha - I think this code was introduced a few years after the > external metadata support was added (not sure though, would have to > look in git) and is handled in the same manner as the DDF, Intel and > native MD metadata formats. > > Unlike those formats though you cannot assemble arrays from MBR or gpt > metadata - they're only used when adding new bare devices to arrays so > that the member partitions can be used. > > >> I think adding new format handlers to MD is a much better idea; > >> the dominant formats backed by major OEMs are already using it > >> so if there's interest in the less commonly used formats I think > >> they would see much better maintenance and continued development > >> in an active project like mdadm than they would in a revived > >> dmraid. > > > > So it would be time that someone(probably me) starts adding the > > Promise formats used by the AMD chip-sets. > > Cool! Seems like a good direction. I'd be interested in having a look > at this too. > > Regards, > Bryn. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlAILqoACgkQ6YSQoMYUY967mgCg1R+u1ROnHe1gEmD56gPVA4Ot > 3f8AoKtc7IKv6Sct5RIj16ovqa+rqpO5 > =qyIZ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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