From: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin)
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RAID-6: help wanted
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 23:46:46 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cleqh6$ps4$1@terminus.zytor.com> (raw)
Okay, it's well overdue to do this...
There is currently a data-corruption bug in the RAID-6 md layer
(raid6main.c). I have so far not been successful in locating it,
although it is easily reproducible, thanks to a set of scripts by Jim
Paris. I suspect it is a race condition between raid6d and the rest
of the kernel.
The problem is that I already have way too many projects in flight,
and I *really* would like to focus the time I have on getting
klibc/early userspace integrated. Thus, I don't expect to have any
time at chasing the RAID-6 corruption bug any time soon.
What can be ruled out is errors in the RAID-6 algorithm codes,
however. Those are easily testable in isolation and have a clean bill
of health.
-hpa
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Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-23 23:46 H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2004-10-24 5:26 ` RAID-6: help wanted Brad Campbell
2004-10-24 6:46 ` Jim Paris
[not found] ` <417B546C.3050706@zytor.com>
2004-10-24 7:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-24 7:17 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-24 7:18 ` Brad Campbell
2004-10-25 5:41 ` Neil Brown
2004-10-25 6:20 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-25 6:24 ` Neil Brown
2004-10-25 6:33 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-25 14:23 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-27 3:38 ` Neil Brown
2004-10-27 5:23 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-27 6:00 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-27 6:03 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-28 1:17 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-28 16:00 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-28 17:48 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-28 17:49 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-29 0:43 ` Neil Brown
2004-10-29 11:48 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-29 12:56 ` Guy
2004-10-29 18:15 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-29 19:04 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-29 19:21 ` Jim Paris
2004-10-29 19:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-29 20:28 ` Guy
2004-10-29 20:32 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-29 21:21 ` Guy
2004-10-29 21:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-10-29 12:29 ` Guy
2004-10-27 5:56 ` H. Peter Anvin
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