This makes it easier to find as "endian" is a commonly used term. Reported-by: Trevor Cordes <trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxxx> --- mdadm.8.in | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in index fb99a5cd9159..388e0edbf89a 100644 --- a/mdadm.8.in +++ b/mdadm.8.in @@ -1264,7 +1264,8 @@ is correct. The .B byteorder option allows arrays to be moved between machines with different -byte-order. +byte-order, such as from a big-endian machine like a Sparc or some +MIPS machines, to a little-endian x86_64 machine. When assembling such an array for the first time after a move, giving .B "\-\-update=byteorder" will cause -- 2.12.2
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