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Subject: Re: debian software raid1
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:28:45 +0200
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On 04/20/11 00:51, NeilBrown wrote:
> If there was such a deadlock, it would be a serious bug.   I don't believe
> such a bug exists (but hey - I keep finding bugs in this code, when I'm not
> busy writing new bugs, so I guess it could crash you machine and kill your
> cat).
>

I am aware that raids 0,1,10 do not copy the buffer so I don't think 
there is risk of deadlock...

Raids 456 do copy the buffer... but the destination buffers are 
preallocated, right?

Thank you