This patch removes the experimental tag from RAID-6 (unfortunately the
damage is already done...:-|) and cleans up a few more things in the
Kconfig file.
Signed-Off-By: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Index: linux-2.5/drivers/md/Kconfig
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RCS file: /home/hpa/kernel/bkcvs/linux-2.5/drivers/md/Kconfig,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 Kconfig
--- linux-2.5/drivers/md/Kconfig 15 Jan 2005 23:46:55 -0000 1.17
+++ linux-2.5/drivers/md/Kconfig 8 Feb 2005 22:02:42 -0000
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
mirroring (RAID-1) with easier configuration and more flexable
layout.
Unlike RAID-0, but like RAID-1, RAID-10 requires all devices to
- be the same size (or atleast, only as much as the smallest device
+ be the same size (or at least, only as much as the smallest device
will be used).
RAID-10 provides a variety of layouts that provide different levels
of redundancy and performance.
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/
+ If unsure, say Y.
config MD_RAID5
tristate "RAID-4/RAID-5 mode"
@@ -120,20 +121,16 @@
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
- If you want to use such a RAID-4/RAID-5 set, say Y. To compile
- this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be called raid5.
+ If you want to use such a RAID-4/RAID-5 set, say Y. To
+ compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module
+ will be called raid5.
If unsure, say Y.
config MD_RAID6
- tristate "RAID-6 mode (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on BLK_DEV_MD && EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "RAID-6 mode"
+ depends on BLK_DEV_MD
---help---
- WARNING: RAID-6 is currently highly experimental. If you
- use it, there is no guarantee whatsoever that it won't
- destroy your data, eat your disk drives, insult your mother,
- or re-appoint George W. Bush.
-
A RAID-6 set of N drives with a capacity of C MB per drive
provides the capacity of C * (N - 2) MB, and protects
against a failure of any two drives. For a given sector
@@ -150,7 +147,7 @@
this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be
called raid6.
- If unsure, say N.
+ If unsure, say Y.
config MD_MULTIPATH
tristate "Multipath I/O support"
