On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 03:37:29PM -0400, Mark Hahn wrote:
i strongly believe it is not correct to let kernel auto-assemble devices
kernel auto-assembly should be disable and activation should be handled
by mdadm only!
it's a convenience/safety tradeoff, like so many other cases.
without kernel auto-assembly, it's somewhat more annoying to
boot onto MD raid, right? you are forced to put MD config stuff
into your initrd, etc.
yes, it is, but initrd are generated by scripts nowadays, so you wont
even notice.
I don't see why auto-assembly is such a bad thing. it means you
please read the list archives, it has been explained to boredom
the only argument I see against (kernel) auto-assembly is the
general principle of moving things out of the kernel where possible.
but that's not a hard/fast rule anyway, so...
please read the list archives, it has been explained to boredom
Regards,
L.
and please,
do not To: or Cc: me, i do actively read the list.
L.
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