Hi,
Richard Scobie:
> This is why scheduled "check" or "repairs" should be done - see
> Documentation/md.txt in the kernel source for details.
>
While I agree with that idea in general, the time required for such
checks tends to grow faster than the time to read a whole disk.
Besides: even if you regular checks, your data is still going to be
safer when you keep the disk online until its replacement is ready.
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