I'd like to offer a suggestion, then: perhaps mdadm --detail --scan could add bitmap= to it's output as appropriate? On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Michael Tokarev <mjt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jon Nelson wrote: >> I've configured a raid10,f2 with an external bitmap: >> >> mdadm --grow --bitmap=/md0.bitmap /dev/md0 >> >> The root ('/') filesystem is NOT on the raid. It's a normal partition >> (/dev/sdb1, the boot device actually). >> After reboot, cat /proc/mdstat does not show a bitmap. What's up with >> that? That sure doesn't seem right. > > If a bitmap isn't stored inside a superblock, you have to > specify the same filename when ASSEMBLING the array. > > Add it to mdadm.conf file. > > /mjt > > -- Jon -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html