On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:57:38 +0100 Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > when in container are present raid0 and raid5 arrays, and reshape > order is: 1. raid0 array > 2. raid5 array > > mdadm cannot set new raid_disks for raid0 array. For this action md > has to have handshake with mdmon. We have the following conditions: > 1. Raid0 is not monitored > 2. raid0 has been just takeovered to raid4/5 (it has to be monitored > 3. monitor has to start monitor new raid4/5 array > 4. monitor is not started (it is started to second raid5 array) > In such situation pig_monitor is required to let know to m monitor > about new array (not in the starting monitor case only) > > Signed-off-by: Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > > Grow.c | 2 +- > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c > index 23ef88e..717d087 100644 > --- a/Grow.c > +++ b/Grow.c > @@ -1662,8 +1662,8 @@ static int reshape_array(char *container, int > fd, char *devname, if (reshape.level > 0 && st->ss->external && > !mdmon_running(st->container_dev)) { > start_mdmon(st->container_dev); > - ping_monitor(container); > } > + ping_monitor(container); > I see the need, but calling ping_monitor out side the test for ->external is wrong. I've re-written the patch a bit so it should be safer and more general. Thanks, 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