But what if 2 of the three sources say xyz then you can make a guess that has a higher propencity to beng right? I guess this would also work for raid 6. Incidently the problem of my mismatches was almost certainly badly seated ram... But my tests are ongoing to be sure.... -----Original Message----- From: Neil Brown <neilb@xxxxxxx> Sent: 01 February 2010 22:37 To: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> Cc: Jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Why does one get mismatches? On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:18:23 -0500 Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Comment: when there is a three way RAID-1, why doesn't repair *vote* on > the correct value instead of just making a guess? > Because truth is not democratic. (and I defy you to define "correct" in any general way in this context). NeilBrown -- 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
