From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx>
/dev/mdX is created automatically if we create /dev/md/X, but
/dev/md/X isn't created automatically if we create /dev/mdX.
By chosing /dev/md/X as the default name from /dev/mdX, we achieve
consistency when creating new arrays.
Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mdopen.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mdopen.c b/mdopen.c
index 2c9d745..db75d09 100644
--- a/mdopen.c
+++ b/mdopen.c
@@ -338,7 +338,11 @@ int create_mddev(char *dev, char *name, int autof, int trustworthy,
sprintf(devname, "/dev/%s", devnm);
- if (dev && dev[0] == '/')
+ if (dev && strncmp(dev, "/dev/md", 7) == 0 &&
+ dev[7] != '/' && strlen(dev) > 7) {
+ strcpy(chosen, "/dev/md/");
+ strcpy(chosen + 8, dev + 7);
+ } else if (dev && dev[0] == '/')
strcpy(chosen, dev);
else if (cname[0] == 0)
strcpy(chosen, devname);
--
2.1.0
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