Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 10 Oct 2004 01:22:30 +0200 | From | Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <> | Subject | Re: [Announce] "iswraid" (ICH5R/ICH6R ataraid sub-driver) for 2.4.28-pre3 |
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On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:07:29 -0400, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> wrote: > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > > I may sound like an ignorant but... > > > > Why can't device mapper be merged into 2.4 instead? > > Is there something wrong with 2.4 device mapper patch? > > > > It would more convenient (same driver for 2.4 and 2.6) > > and would benefit users of other software RAIDs > > (easier transition to 2.6). > > OTOH, that would be introducing a brand new RAID/LVM subsystem in the > middle of a stable series...
Quoting Marcelo:
> New drivers are OK, as long as they dont break existing setups, > and if substantial amount of users will benefit from it.
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