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From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] RFC: Use /dev/md/X as default name
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:12:09 -0500
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Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com writes:
> From: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
>
> I have received some issues for when creating an array using a
> /dev/mdX name, the matching symlink in /dev/md/X isn't
> created. Whereas if you create /dev/md/X, /dev/mdX is created
> automatically.
>
> I was trying to see if there was a better way of dealing with this,
> but I couldn't find one. If you have suggestions for a better solution
> I am all ears.
>
> Thoughts?

Hi Neil,

Any thoughts on this one?

Cheers,
Jes

>
> Jes
>
> Jes Sorensen (1):
>   mddev_create(): choose /dev/md/ name over /dev/mdX
>
>  mdopen.c | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)