The option is not used. Remove it from code.
Signed-off-by: Mariusz Tkaczyk <mariusz.tkaczyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
ReadMe.c | 1 -
config.c | 7 +------
mdadm.8.in | 9 ---------
mdadm.c | 20 --------------------
mdadm.conf.5.in | 15 ---------------
mdadm.h | 2 --
6 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ReadMe.c b/ReadMe.c
index bec1be9..14a5214 100644
--- a/ReadMe.c
+++ b/ReadMe.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ struct option long_options[] = {
{"nofailfast",0, 0, NoFailFast},
{"re-add", 0, 0, ReAdd},
{"homehost", 1, 0, HomeHost},
- {"symlinks", 1, 0, Symlinks},
{"data-offset",1, 0, DataOffset},
{"nodes",1, 0, Nodes}, /* also for --assemble */
{"home-cluster",1, 0, ClusterName},
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 9c72545..dc1620c 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ struct mddev_dev *load_containers(void)
struct createinfo createinfo = {
.autof = 2, /* by default, create devices with standard names */
- .symlinks = 1,
.names = 0, /* By default, stick with numbered md devices. */
.bblist = 1, /* Use a bad block list by default */
#ifdef DEBIAN
@@ -310,11 +309,7 @@ static void createline(char *line)
if (!createinfo.supertype)
pr_err("metadata format %s unknown, ignoring\n",
w+9);
- } else if (strncasecmp(w, "symlinks=yes", 12) == 0)
- createinfo.symlinks = 1;
- else if (strncasecmp(w, "symlinks=no", 11) == 0)
- createinfo.symlinks = 0;
- else if (strncasecmp(w, "names=yes", 12) == 0)
+ } else if (strncasecmp(w, "names=yes", 12) == 0)
createinfo.names = 1;
else if (strncasecmp(w, "names=no", 11) == 0)
createinfo.names = 0;
diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index 0be02e4..f273622 100644
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -1048,11 +1048,6 @@ simultaneously. If not specified, this defaults to 4.
Specify journal device for the RAID-4/5/6 array. The journal device
should be a SSD with reasonable lifetime.
-.TP
-.BR \-\-symlinks
-Auto creation of symlinks in /dev to /dev/md, option --symlinks must
-be 'no' or 'yes' and work with --create and --build.
-
.TP
.BR \-k ", " \-\-consistency\-policy=
Specify how the array maintains consistency in case of unexpected shutdown.
@@ -1405,10 +1400,6 @@ Reshape can be continued later using the
.B \-\-continue
option for the grow command.
-.TP
-.BR \-\-symlinks
-See this option under Create and Build options.
-
.SH For Manage mode:
.TP
diff --git a/mdadm.c b/mdadm.c
index be40686..3e8bfef 100644
--- a/mdadm.c
+++ b/mdadm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
struct mddev_dev *dv;
mdu_array_info_t array;
int devs_found = 0;
- char *symlinks = NULL;
int grow_continue = 0;
/* autof indicates whether and how to create device node.
* bottom 3 bits are style. Rest (when shifted) are number of parts
@@ -662,13 +661,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
case O(ASSEMBLE,Auto): /* auto-creation of device node */
c.autof = parse_auto(optarg, "--auto flag", 0);
continue;
-
- case O(CREATE,Symlinks):
- case O(BUILD,Symlinks):
- case O(ASSEMBLE,Symlinks): /* auto creation of symlinks in /dev to /dev/md */
- symlinks = optarg;
- continue;
-
case O(BUILD,'f'): /* force honouring '-n 1' */
case O(BUILD,Force): /* force honouring '-n 1' */
case O(GROW,'f'): /* ditto */
@@ -1323,18 +1315,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
exit(2);
}
- if (symlinks) {
- struct createinfo *ci = conf_get_create_info();
-
- if (strcasecmp(symlinks, "yes") == 0)
- ci->symlinks = 1;
- else if (strcasecmp(symlinks, "no") == 0)
- ci->symlinks = 0;
- else {
- pr_err("option --symlinks must be 'no' or 'yes'\n");
- exit(2);
- }
- }
/* Ok, got the option parsing out of the way
* hopefully it's mostly right but there might be some stuff
* missing
diff --git a/mdadm.conf.5.in b/mdadm.conf.5.in
index cd4e6a9..bc2295c 100644
--- a/mdadm.conf.5.in
+++ b/mdadm.conf.5.in
@@ -338,21 +338,6 @@ missing device entries should be created.
The name of the metadata format to use if none is explicitly given.
This can be useful to impose a system-wide default of version-1 superblocks.
-.TP
-.B symlinks=no
-Normally when creating devices in
-.B /dev/md/
-.I mdadm
-will create a matching symlink from
-.B /dev/
-with a name starting
-.B md
-or
-.BR md_ .
-Give
-.B symlinks=no
-to suppress this symlink creation.
-
.TP
.B names=yes
Since Linux 2.6.29 it has been possible to create
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index 974415b..8d1af86 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ struct createinfo {
int gid;
int autof;
int mode;
- int symlinks;
int names;
int bblist;
struct supertype *supertype;
@@ -441,7 +440,6 @@ enum special_options {
BackupFile,
HomeHost,
AutoHomeHost,
- Symlinks,
AutoDetect,
Waitclean,
DetailPlatform,
--
2.26.2
