On 2018-07-15 21:33, Kevin Lyda wrote: > On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Wols Lists <antlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 07/01/18 10:58, Kevin Lyda wrote: >>> This scenario sounds great, but last I knew mixing SATA and USB >>> connected disks would lead to data corruption. But I last looked >>> around 2010 or so. Is this still true? If not, what version of the >>> kernel / mdadm tools did it get fixed in. I skimmed the changelogs and >>> commits and didn't see any mentions that it had been. >> Speaking off the top of my head, I got the impression that the problem >> actually lies in the USB protocol. In other words it can't be fixed :-( > It seems it can be fixed. Are there any plans to move such > changes into the mainline kernel? > > Cannot be fixed. The big problem with USB is the not-so-dependable connection. This can come from multiple sources: - bad cable - bad connector (too often used for example) - someone who does not know what the USB is for temporarily removing it (for example for cleaning purposes) - ... Cheers Rudy -- 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
