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author | NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> | 2009-11-19 15:54:49 +1100 |
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committer | NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de> | 2009-11-19 15:54:49 +1100 |
commit | a0962fe959ce7cfc36dba046cd2ba961d115c522 (patch) | |
tree | 8bbe4be348213012096a37b847e17279b0bd84dc | |
parent | 751fd6c093815e10b2e0d56a920d8ee09ac01c58 (diff) | |
download | mdadm-a0962fe959ce7cfc36dba046cd2ba961d115c522.tar.gz |
Create: warn when creating a raid1 using default metadata.
As a some/most bootloaders don't understand md metadata, it might
be difficult to boot off an array with the default 1.0 metadata.
So if this is used for a RAID1, ask for confirmation.
Signed-Off-By: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
-rw-r--r-- | Create.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev, warn |= check_ext2(fd, dname); warn |= check_reiser(fd, dname); warn |= check_raid(fd, dname); + if (st && strcmp(st->ss->name, "1.x") == 0 && + st->minor_version >= 1 && + did_default && + level == 1) { + warn = 1; + fprintf(stderr, Name ": Note: this array has metadata at the start and\n" + " may not be suitable as a boot device. If you plan to\n" + " store '/' or '/boot' on this device please ensure that\n" + " your boot-loader understands md/v1.x metadata, or use\n" + " --metadata=1.0\n"); + } close(fd); } } |