Edd Barrett wrote: > Hi there, > > Is there any reason why we can not include a raid enabled kernel in > the distribution? (not as default, but in the same way bsd.mp is). > > I believe this would save me (and others?) time when upgrading OpenBSD > machines. > > The kernel would need static device node configuration, "device raid" > and "option RAID_AUTOCONFIG" > > There may well be a very good reason this hasnt been done before which > I have overlooked, and if so I apologise in advance.
For one, what if you don't want "RAID_AUTOCONFIG"? It would save YOU time if we set the options you needed. If not, it would cause more complaints about "how could you chose such an option?" Further, it would probably need to be TWO new kernels -- bsd.raid and bsd.raid.rd, as you would need an install/maintenance kernel, too. And that would add a lot of testing for developers at around this time... Personally, I'd rather keep the focus on the simple system, rather than the possible combinations required to do proper RAID testing every release... Nick.
