Mark Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If they find an inconsistent stripe they don't try to identify the >> corrupt block. Instead, they dumbly *recompute P and Q*, which of >> course makes the stripe consistent, but *leaves the corrupt data in >> place*. > > I'm skeptical that MD would be so willfully stupid.
Me too, but I'm looking at a trashed test file at this very moment. > did you conclude this from reading the code, empirical testing, or > from the author? Empirical testing, using raid 6 over file backed loop devices. I *hope* there is something wrong with our methodology. We'll need to do a proper summary of our findings and raise the issue on the linux-raid mailing list. -- Leif Nixon - Systems expert ------------------------------------------------------------ National Supercomputer Centre - Linkoping University ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
