On Tuesday, January 10, 2012 14:49 On Behalf Of NeilBrown < linux-raid-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Are there any other factors I should consider (e.g. kernel version >> compatibility)? > > Some newer features - such as bad-block lists - are only supported > for 1.x metadata. > > Certainly use 1.x for new arrays, but I wouldn't bother converting > old arrays unless you wanted to convert to large devices (and current > kernel/mdadm can handle 4TB with 0.90 - the 2TB limit was a bug). Many thanks for this and the other recommendations. I'll be sure to add MAGIC_SYSRQ to my kernel config in addition to LOCKUP_DETECTOR and DETECT_HUNG_TASK. Bobby -- 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
