----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "JaniD++" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <linux-raid@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 1:09 AM Subject: Re: raid 4, and bitmap.
> On Friday February 3, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, list, Neil, > > > > I try to add bitmaps to raid4, and mdadm is done this fine. > > In the /proc/mdstat shows this, and it is really works well. > > > > But on reboot, the kernel drops the bitmap(, and resync the entire array if > > it is unclean). :( > > > > It is still uncomplete now? (2.6.16-rc1) > > > It is an 'internal' bitmap, or is the bitmap in a file? It is internal. The external bitmap is not works for me, because on the boot, only the NFS is reachable, and it cause crash. (note: this is raid4 not raid5!) > > If the bitmap is in a file, you need to me sure that the file is > provided by mdadm when the array is assembled - using in-kernel > autodetect won't work. > > If it is an internal bitmap.... it should work. > Are there any kernel messages during boot that might be interesting? It is something, i will find it one minute! :-) > > NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
