Package: mdadm Version: 2.6.2-2 Severity: normal
When using: "mdadm --manage /dev/md0 --add --write-mostly somedev" to re-add a device that previously did not use "write-mostly" to a raid1, the "--write-mostly" does not have any effect. Probably this option is stored in the superblock => to make it work mdadm would have to change the superblock? Of course it would be nice if mdadm could be fixed. Otherwise it seems you have to clear the superblock and do a full resync just to change the "write-mostly" setting (probably one bit in the superblock ;-) But perhaps it is good enough to mention this in the man page. Maybe adding something like: "(note: if --add is used to re-add a device --write-mostly doesn't have any effect)" to the description of the "--write-mostly" option. -- Package-specific info: -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-2-686-imq-raid (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages mdadm depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.14 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.6.1-1+b1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.1-24 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip ii makedev 2.3.1-83 creates device files in /dev -- debconf information: mdadm/autostart: true * mdadm/initrdstart: all mdadm/initrdstart_notinconf: false mdadm/initrdstart_msg_errexist: mdadm/initrdstart_msg_intro: mdadm/initrdstart_msg_errblock: * mdadm/start_daemon: true * mdadm/mail_to: root mdadm/initrdstart_msg_errmd: mdadm/initrdstart_msg_errconf: * mdadm/autocheck: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
