Oooh ooh ooh! FAQ! :-) Unfortunately, it's not on the web yet, but here's
the relevant section:
2.2. How can I tell if I need to patch my kernel?
The easiest way is to check what's in /proc/mdstat. Here's a sample
from a 2.2.x kernel, with the RAID patches applied.
[gleblanc@grego1 gleblanc]$ cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid5] [translucent]
read_ahead not set
unused devices: <none>
[gleblanc@grego1 gleblanc]$
If the contents of /proc/mdstat looks like the above, then you don't
need to patch your kernel.
Here's a sample from a 2.2.x kernel, without the RAID patches applied.
[root@finch root]$ cat /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [1 linear] [2 raid0] [3 raid1] [4 raid5]
read_ahead not set
md0 : inactive
md1 : inactive
md2 : inactive
md3 : inactive
If your /proc/mdstat looks like this one, then you need to patch your
kernel.
HTH,
Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felix Leder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 2:11 PM
> To: linux raid mailing list
> Subject: Patched Kernel
>
>
> How does a patched Kernel's /proc/mdstat look like without any
> raid-drives configured?
>
