From: rayn <Wilfried.Weissmann@gmx.at>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: partitions for RAID volumes?
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:54:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A942AEC.4004DA3F@gmx.at> (raw)
Hi,
Is there any chance that RAID volumes would support partitions like the
hard-disk driver in the future? This could be handsome if you try to
program a kernel driver for any of those RAID adapters (e.g. thinking of
those Fasttrack or Highpoint lowcost IDE controllers). A RAID
personality could take over all the controller specific stuff.
I have done this for the Highpoint HTP370, which is found on some of the
new ABIT mainboards. I am running a dualboot system (Win98/Linux) on one
RAID volume with two partitions (a swap partition is not supported on
raid devices). And LILO boots it! *joy*
I have created a patch for this which applies to kernel 2.2.18. This
does the partition trick and contains a mixture of the RAID-0 and RAID-1
code to do the disk striping (only disk striping is supported). So if
anyone is interrested in the patch contact me. But be aware that
installation is not a piece of cake!
Wilfried Weissmann
next reply other threads:[~2001-02-21 20:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-21 20:54 rayn [this message]
2001-02-21 22:26 ` partitions for RAID volumes? Neil Brown
2001-02-22 2:47 ` Matt Stegman
2001-02-22 3:05 ` Neil Brown
[not found] ` <3A942C1E.6E539E5F@sympatico.ca>
2001-02-21 22:49 ` rayn
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