From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use new sb type Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:08:43 -0500 Message-ID: <479FB1FB.6040500@tmr.com> References: <479E1C95.1040008@dgreaves.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <479E1C95.1040008@dgreaves.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: David Greaves Cc: Jan Engelhardt , neilb@suse.de, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids David Greaves wrote: > Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> This makes 1.0 the default sb type for new arrays. >> >> > > IIRC there was a discussion a while back on renaming mdadm options (google "Time > to deprecate old RAID formats?") and the superblocks to emphasise the location > and data structure. Would it be good to introduce the new names at the same time > as changing the default format/on-disk-location? > Yes, I suggested some layout names, as did a few other people, and a few changes to separate metadata type and position were discussed. BUT, changing the default layout, no matter how "better" it seems, is trumped by "breaks existing setups and user practice." For all of the reasons something else is preferable, 1.0 *works*. -- Bill Davidsen "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will still be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark