From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267517AbUGWDYI (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:24:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267521AbUGWDYH (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:24:07 -0400 Received: from host85.200-117-133.telecom.net.ar ([200.117.133.85]:25237 "EHLO smtp.bensa.ar") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267517AbUGWDXu (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:23:50 -0400 From: Norberto Bensa To: Neil Brown Subject: Re: raidstart used deprecated START_ARRAY ioctl Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:22:46 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.82 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200407090135.12493.norberto+linux-kernel@bensa.ath.cx> <200407090230.24696.norberto+linux-kernel@bensa.ath.cx> <16640.33197.366067.554037@cse.unsw.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <16640.33197.366067.554037@cse.unsw.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200407230022.46140.norberto+linux-kernel@bensa.ath.cx> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Neil Brown wrote: > On Friday July 9, norberto+linux-kernel@bensa.ath.cx wrote: > > Did I get that right? Can I get rid of raidstart and the array will be > > "assembled by the kernel"? > > Yes. If all the components of the arrays are in partitions with type > 0xFD, and the md driver and raid personalities are compiled into the > kernel (not modules), then the kernel will automatically start the > arrays for you. Thanks Neil!! Actually, after I sent that e-mail, I tried it myself and it worked like a charm. With best regards, Norberto