On Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 03:14:14PM +1100, NeilBrown wrote: > It is very unlikely to have a positive effect.
Well, at least one - we can simplify the "incremental check" script drastically. > If it has any effect, it will significantly slow down any check/repair etc > that is happening. > > > > > I think, it would be nice to end (not pause) check if it's reached > > sync_max. Perhaps, there is deep reasons why md's interface > > doesn't work in this way. Neil, could you explan this a bit? > > There might be a reason to continue the resync. Could you explain the reasons behind of this interface? > If you want to "end" the resync, then have some program wait for > sync_completed to reach sync_max, then write 'idle' to 'sync_action'. Yes, I know. But this solution looks too ugly to be a good interface for shell-scripting. That's why I asked the question above. > If you (or someone here) want to write a general "incremental check" script > then I think that is a great idea, but rather than treating it as a "Debian" > thing, post the proposal to linux-r...@vger.kernel.org and get feedback and > suggestions there and when it is ready we can include it in the upstream > mdadm package. Ok. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org