ANNOUNCE: mdadm 4.3 - A tool for managing MD Software RAID under Linux

[Mariusz Tkaczyk <mariusz.tkaczyk@linux.intel.com>]

I am pleased to announce the availability of mdadm-4.3.

It is tagged in git repository available under:
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git
    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git

Signed source package can be found here:
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/

The release includes more than two years of development and bugfixes.
It is impossible to list them all, so this is a short list of features
and bigger bugfixes.

Features:
- IMSM_NO_PLATFORM boot parameter support from Neil Brown,
- --write-zeros option support by Logan Gunthorpe,
- IMSM monetization by VMD register from Mateusz Grzonka,
- RST SATA under VMD support from Kevin Friedberg,
- Strong name rules from Mariusz Tkaczyk.

Fixes:
- Unify failed raid behavior from Coly Li.
- Rework of --update options from Mateusz Kusiak.
- Add mdmon-initrd service from Neil Brown.
- IMSM expand functionality rework from Mariusz Tkaczyk,
- Mdmonitor improvements from Mateusz Grzonka,
- Failed state verification from Mateusz Kusiak and Kinga Tanska.

Thank you everyone who contributed to this release!

It is my first release, I tried my best to avoid mistakes but if you
noticed something please do not hesitate to inform me.
I will upload signed archive soon!

Mariusz Tkaczyk, 2024-02-15