also sprach Marc Haber <mh+debian-b...@zugschlus.de> [2010.03.13.1935 +0100]: > Why is mdadm included in an initrd for a system that doesn't use > any RAID in the first place?
Because it made more sense this way. Adding RAID to initramfs is hardly expensive or requires a lot of space, and if you accidentally set INITRDSTART=none, you'll be glad. > Please think about implementing an automatic or manual option that > prevents mdadm from going into the initramfs. mdadm will eventually switch to using an event-based, incremental assembly algorithm (see the experimental branch). Then, mdadm will always be in the initramfs anyway. You always have the option to compile your own kernel, override the initramfs hook script, or send patches that do what you want in a way that keeps mdadm as generic and flexible as possible. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madd...@d.o> Related projects: : :' : proud Debian developer http://debiansystem.info `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck http://vcs-pkg.org `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems
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