Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] md/raid1: check array size before reshape

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On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 02:22:31PM +0800, Yu Kuai wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 在 2023/07/31 11:48, Xueshi Hu 写道:
> > > Well... I just said reshape can continue is not possible for raid1, and
> > > this patch will cause that recovery can't continue is some cases.
> 
> > I see. I will reread the relevant code to gain a better understanding of
> > "some cases".
> 
> It's not that complex at all, the key point is whether your changes
> introduce functional changes, if so, does the effect fully evaluated.
> 
> In this case, raid1_reshape(all the callers) will set
> MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER and MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED to indicate that daemon
> thread must check if recovery is needed, if so it will start recovery.
> 
> I agree that recovery is probably not needed in this case that
> raid_disks is the same, however, note that recovery can be interrupted
> by user, and raid1_reshape() can be triggered by user as well, this
> means following procedures will end up different:
> 
> 1. trigger a recovery;
> 2. interupt the recovery;
> 3. trigger a raid1_reshape();
Sincere gratitude for your detailed response. I have been consistently
misunderstanding the concept of "interrupted recovery." I now understand
your concerns.

Thanks,
Hu
> 
> Before this patch, the interupted recovery will continue;
> 
> This is minor, but I can't say that no user will be affected, and I
> really prefer to keep this behaviour, which means this patch can just do
> some cleanup without introducing functional changes.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kuai
> 



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