Neil, > echo frozen > /sys/block/mdN/md/sync_action > mdadm --add /dev/mdN /dev...... > echo recover > /sys/block/mdN/md/sync_action > > it should do them all at once. > > I should teach mdadm about this.. What is required to do that from mdadm? I don't see any other place where MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN is set, except via sysfs. So do you suggest that mdadm use sysfs for that? Also, what should be done if mdadm succeeds to "freeze" the array, but fails to "unfreeze" it for some reason? Thanks, Alex. -- 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