From: Christophe Varoqui <christophe.varoqui@free.fr>
To: device-mapper development <dm-devel@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: md_component_detection = 1
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:51:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <42126EED.2030607@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050215213425.GK14093@agk.surrey.redhat.com>
Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
>On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 10:20:19PM +0100, christophe varoqui wrote:
>
>
>> types = [ "device-mapper", 254 ]
>>
>>
>
>The number is actually related to the partitioning allowed on the device.
>
> * Devices are only checked for partition tables if their minor number
> * is a multiple of the number corresponding to their type below
> * i.e. this gives the granularity of whole-device minor numbers.
> * Use 1 if the device is not partitionable.
>
>device-mapper devices don't get partitioned by the kernel
>so use 1 instead of 254.
>
>
>
Ah, thank you for pointing this out.
Will update the FAQ accordingly.
regards,
cvaroqui
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-02-15 21:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-02-15 14:47 md_component_detection = 1 shahid shaikh
2005-02-15 21:20 ` Christophe Varoqui
2005-02-15 21:34 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2005-02-15 21:51 ` Christophe Varoqui [this message]
2005-04-10 17:29 ` A better solution than "md_component_detection = 1" Lars Marowsky-Bree
2005-04-19 21:38 ` Lars Marowsky-Bree
2005-04-19 21:55 ` christophe varoqui
2005-04-20 10:13 ` Lars Marowsky-Bree
2005-04-20 10:36 ` christophe varoqui
2005-04-20 23:42 ` Greg KH
2005-05-03 11:20 ` Lars Marowsky-Bree
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