On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 5:47 PM, walt <w41...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 04/04/2010 07:20 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> keeper ~ # diff /usr/src/linux/.config /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config >> 4c4 >> < # Mon Mar 29 01:02:31 2010 >> --- >>> >>> # Sun Apr 4 06:28:53 2010 >> >> 893,912c893,906 >> < CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m >> < CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m > > Hi Mark, > > Interesting thread, and I'm learning a lot from following along. I know > very little about raid so I can benefit from nearly any question. > > Just one suggestion about diffs, though. Most people who post and/or test > patches will expect the 'unified' diff format, which is generated by using > 'diff -u'. Much easier for humans to parse. > Walt, Good to know about the diff stuff. I hope I can remember that next time. Glad if this thread can help others, either now or in the future.
I do intend to follow up with the mdadm guys about the actual metadata requirements when I get a chance. I'm just finishing emerge -DuN @world on the new RAID build. Fast with an 8 core processor and Enterprise class RAID drives. Can hardly wait for the big 12 core machine with two RAIDs in it to start running. Cheers, Mark
