Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 21 Jan 2006 01:08:06 +0100 | From | Heinz Mauelshagen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 000 of 5] md: Introduction |
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On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 01:03:44AM +0100, Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote: > On 2006-01-21T01:01:42, Heinz Mauelshagen <mauelshagen@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > Why not provide a dm-md wrapper which could then > > > load/interface to all md personalities? > > As we want to enrich the mapping flexibility (ie, multi-segment fine grained > > mappings) of dm by adding targets as we go, a certain degree and transitional > > existence of duplicate code is the price to gain that flexibility. > > A dm-md wrapper would give you the same?
No, we'ld need to stack more complex to achieve mappings. Think lvm2 and logical volume level raid5.
> > > Sincerely, > Lars Marowsky-Brée > > -- > High Availability & Clustering > SUSE Labs, Research and Development > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - A Novell Business -- Charles Darwin > "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
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Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy --
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