OK, so what do we do from now on? The patch I proposed seems to fix the bug which prevents from booting a degraded raid. However, I think this patch is a regression for slow to appear devices.
Michael, you told you won't maintain this package any more. Would you mind making an exception for this little patch if you decide it's worth including it despite the regression? Or do you want me to prepare a NMU? In that case, can you give me your opinion on the worthiness of including this patch? Cheers Yann