On 3/19/23 18:09, NeilBrown wrote: > On Mon, 20 Mar 2023, Jes Sorensen wrote: >> On 3/13/23 20:06, NeilBrown wrote: >>> >>> mdopen() will use create_named_array() to ask the kernel to create the >>> given md array, but only if it is given a number or name. >>> If it is NOT given a name and is required to choose one itself using >>> find_free_devnm() it does NOT use create_named_array(). >>> >>> On kernels with CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD not set, this can result in >>> failure to assemble an array. This can particularly seen when the >>> "name" of the array begins with a host name different to the name of the >>> host running the command. >>> >>> So add the missing call to create_named_array(). >>> >>> Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217074 >>> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> >> >> Applied! > > Thanks. > > Do you have plans for releasing 4.3? I'd like this patch to be in a > numbered release for at least a few months before we change the kernel > Kconfig to allow md to be built without CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD. No immediate plans, but no reason why we shouldn't do it. I think Mariusz has some pending changes he wants to get in as well, like the error number stuff. So lets make this a call for submitting changes for mdadm that are needed for the next release. Thanks, Jes
