The following series of patches adds two new functionalities to mdadm for Intel metadata: Volume Delete and Volume Rename. The patches makes Linux SW RAID implementation based on imsm metadata closer to Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology for Windows(TM). Patches 1-6 contain fixes of bugs found during development and modifications of existing code making main features easier to implement. Patches 7-9 contain implementation of Volume Delete; ie. makes possible to remove only one volume from container while the other one keeps running. Patches 10-12 makes possible to change internal serial ID of volume leaving the rest of superblock data untouched. The last patch contains an update of manual page for above features. [PATCH 01/13] fix: memory leak in mdmon_pid() [PATCH 02/13] map file: Extract record update routine from map_update [PATCH 03/13] Add mdstat_by_component [PATCH 04/13] fix: possible segfault if current_vol does not match subarray [PATCH 05/13] sysfs: simple write to sysfs file [PATCH 06/13] imsm: delete subarray metadata manipulation routine [PATCH 07/13] imsm: extension of delete subarray to handle active container [PATCH 08/13] mdmon: enable delete subarray for managed containers [PATCH 09/13] imsm: delete subarray: main procedure and command line support [PATCH 10/13] imsm: rename subarray functionality [PATCH 11/13] mdmon: enable rename subarray for managed containers [PATCH 12/13] imsm: rename subarray: main procedure and command line support [PATCH 13/13] manual: update for subarray delete/rename ps. It is reworked version of patches sent earlier. Signed-off-by: Przemyslaw Czarnowski <przemyslaw.hawrylewicz.czarnowski@xxxxxxxxx> --- Kill.c | 58 ++++++++++++ Makefile | 4 +- Manage.c | 88 +++++++++++++++++++ ReadMe.c | 1 + mapfile.c | 31 +++++-- mdadm.8 | 27 ++++++ mdadm.c | 32 ++++++- mdadm.h | 35 ++++++++ mdstat.c | 69 ++++++++++++++-- super-intel.c | 253 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- sysfs.c | 21 +++++ util.c | 268 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 12 files changed, 864 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) -- Best Regards, Przemyslaw Hawrylewicz-Czarnowski Software Development Engineer -- 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