Re: deprecate md bitmap file support

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On Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:48:29 +0200
Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Song,
> 
> the md bitmap file support is very problematic in how it bypasses the
> file system for file access.  I looked into fixing it in preparation
> for making buffer_head optionals but had to give up because it is so
> convoluted.  This series includes the cleanups I've started which seem
> useful even for the internal bitmap support, then makes the bitmap file
> support conditional and adds a deprecation warning.
> 
Hi Christoph,
I think that it is worthy to make mdadm aware of that. For example, by requiring
"--force" to make the volume with bitmap file now.

Thanks,
Mariusz



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