From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: mdadm and kernel versions - what is safe and what is desirable? Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 19:22:31 -0400 Message-ID: <4BDE0937.5040105@tmr.com> References: <4BDDB7B1.2070505@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4BDDB7B1.2070505@gmail.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Maurice Hilarius Cc: vger majordomo for lists List-Id: linux-raid.ids Maurice Hilarius wrote: > I wonder which kernel version number is "needed" to prepare and run a > well behaved mdadm RAID? > > Reason I ask: > I am setting up a pair of Intel SS4200-EHW NAS boxes with OpenFiler 2.3 > I am planning to set up RAID5 on one and RAID10 on the other one. > Openfiler installs kernel 2.6.26-8 > > > I see from reading here that apparently a number of bugs and issues > have been resolved with later kernels > > > > What would YOU do? Raid-5 should be stable, 2.6.27 runs raid-10 fine (this VM runs on a 2.6.27 host). I think that kernel should work as long as you use it as intended. -- Bill Davidsen "We can't solve today's problems by using the same thinking we used in creating them." - Einstein