Hi all, A RAID5 array of 14 disks failed to be assembled with command mdadm -A -f -s, but everything is well before system reboot. Log in /var/log/dmesg md: md0 stopped. md: bind<sdq> md: bind<sdm> md: bind<sde> md: bind<sdg> md: bind<sdc> md: bind<sdb> md: bind<sdh> md: bind<sdf> md: bind<sdd> md: bind<sdl> md: bind<sdk> md: bind<sdp> md: bind<sdi> md: bind<sdn> md: bind<sdj> md: bind<sdo> async_tx: api initialized (async) xor: automatically using best checksumming function: generic_sse generic_sse: 14476.000 MB/sec xor: using function: generic_sse (14476.000 MB/sec) raid6: int64x1 3917 MB/s raid6: int64x2 4234 MB/s raid6: int64x4 3507 MB/s raid6: int64x8 2855 MB/s raid6: sse2x1 8937 MB/s raid6: sse2x2 10960 MB/s raid6: sse2x4 13027 MB/s raid6: using algorithm sse2x4 (13027 MB/s) md: raid6 personality registered for level 6 md: raid5 personality registered for level 5 md: raid4 personality registered for level 4 raid5: device sdo operational as raid disk 0 raid5: device sdi operational as raid disk 13 raid5: device sdp operational as raid disk 12 raid5: device sdk operational as raid disk 11 raid5: device sdl operational as raid disk 10 raid5: device sdd operational as raid disk 9 raid5: device sdf operational as raid disk 8 raid5: device sdh operational as raid disk 7 raid5: device sdb operational as raid disk 6 raid5: device sdc operational as raid disk 5 raid5: device sdg operational as raid disk 4 raid5: device sde operational as raid disk 3 raid5: device sdm operational as raid disk 2 raid5: device sdq operational as raid disk 1 raid5: allocated 14802kB for md0 0: w=1 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 13: w=2 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 12: w=3 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 11: w=4 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 10: w=5 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 9: w=6 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 8: w=7 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 7: w=8 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 6: w=9 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 5: w=10 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 4: w=11 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 3: w=12 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 2: w=13 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 1: w=14 pa=0 pr=14 m=1 a=2 r=14 op1=0 op2=0 raid5: raid level 5 set md0 active with 14 out of 14 devices, algorithm 2 RAID5 conf printout: --- rd:14 wd:14 disk 0, o:1, dev:sdo disk 1, o:1, dev:sdq disk 2, o:1, dev:sdm disk 3, o:1, dev:sde disk 4, o:1, dev:sdg disk 5, o:1, dev:sdc disk 6, o:1, dev:sdb disk 7, o:1, dev:sdh disk 8, o:1, dev:sdf disk 9, o:1, dev:sdd disk 10, o:1, dev:sdl disk 11, o:1, dev:sdk disk 12, o:1, dev:sdp disk 13, o:1, dev:sdi md0: invalid bitmap file superblock: bad magic md0: bitmap file superblock: magic: fe7dba0d version: -365720891 uuid: 9eab97d7.9147f31f.bdd1efdc.51fc0233 events: 44011 events cleared: 44011 state: d11bd8fb chunksize: -1058286870 B daemon sleep: 5s sync size: 78776200384467208 KB max write behind: 0 md0: failed to create bitmap (-22) All the disks' bitmap are corrupted. # mdadm -X /dev/sdm Filename : /dev/sdm Magic : fe7dba0d mdadm: invalid bitmap magic 0xfe7dba0d, the bitmap file appears to be corrupted Version : -365720891 mdadm: unknown bitmap version -365720891, either the bitmap file is corrupted or you need to upgrade your tools # mdadm -X /dev/sdp Filename : /dev/sdp Magic : fe7dba0d mdadm: invalid bitmap magic 0xfe7dba0d, the bitmap file appears to be corrupted Version : -365720891 mdadm: unknown bitmap version -365720891, either the bitmap file is corrupted or you need to upgrade your tools I have encounter this problem twice, but it's difficult to reappear. Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?Thank you very much. # uname -r 2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 # mdadm --version mdadm - v3.2.2 - 17th June 2011 -- 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