Re: [PATCH v2 09/12] raid5-ppl: read PPL signature from IMSM metadata

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On Tue, Dec 06 2016, Artur Paszkiewicz wrote:

> The PPL signature is used to determine if the stored PPL is valid for a
> given array. With IMSM, the PPL signature should match the
> orig_family_num field of the superblock. To avoid passing this value
> from userspace, it can be read from the IMSM MPB when initializing the
> log.

It is up to mdadm to determine if the PPL is valid.  It would only tell
the kernel that a PPL exists if it is valid...

NeilBrown

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