From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: raid1 or raid10 for /boot Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:52:11 -0500 Message-ID: <47AA01DB.8080706@tmr.com> References: <20080204063454.GA31046@rap.rap.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080204063454.GA31046@rap.rap.dk> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Keld_J=F8rn_Simonsen?= Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Keld J=F8rn Simonsen wrote: > I understand that lilo and grub only can boot partitions that look li= ke > a normal single-drive partition. And then I understand that a plain > raid10 has a layout which is equivalent to raid1. Can such a raid10 > partition be used with grub or lilo for booting? > And would there be any advantages in this, for example better disk > utilization in the raid10 driver compared with raid? > =20 I don't know about you, but my /boot goes with zero use between boots,=20 efficiency and performance improvements strike as a distinction without= =20 a difference, while adding complexity without benefit is always a bad i= dea. I suggest that you avoid having a "learning experience" and stick with=20 raid1. --=20 Bill Davidsen "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will stil= l be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark=20 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html