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However it has seen substantial testing and is considerred -to be ready for wide use. - - -The significant change which justifies the new major version number is -that mdadm can now handle metadata updates entirely in userspace. -This allows mdadm to support metadata formats that the kernel knows -nothing about. - -Currently two such metadata formats are supported: - - DDF - The SNIA standard format - - Intel Matrix - The metadata used by recent Intel ICH controlers. - -Also the approach to device names has changed significantly. - -If udev is installed on the system, mdadm will not create any devices -in /dev. Rather it allows udev to manage those devices. For this to work -as expected, the included udev rules file should be installed. - -If udev is not installed, mdadm will still create devices and symlinks -as required, and will also remove them when the array is stopped. - -mdadm now requires all devices which do not have a standard name (mdX -or md_dX) to live in the directory /dev/md/. Names in this directory -will always be created as symlinks back to the standard name in /dev. - -The man pages contain some information about the new externally managed -metadata. However see below for a more condensed overview. - -Externally managed metadata introduces the concept of a 'container'. -A container is a collection of (normally) physical devices which have -a common set of metadata. A container is assembled as an md array, but -is left 'inactive'. - -A container can contain one or more data arrays. These are composed from -slices (partitions?) of various devices in the container. - -For example, a 5 devices DDF set can container a RAID1 using the first -half of two devices, a RAID0 using the first half of the remain 3 devices, -and a RAID5 over thte second half of all 5 devices. - -A container can be created with - - mdadm --create /dev/md0 -e ddf -n5 /dev/sd[abcde] - -or "-e imsm" to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager. - -An array can be created within a container either by giving the -container name and the only member: - - mdadm -C /dev/md1 --level raid1 -n 2 /dev/md0 - -or by listing the component devices - - mdadm -C /dev/md2 --level raid0 -n 3 /dev/sd[cde] - -To assemble a container, it is easiest just to pass each device in turn to -mdadm -I - - for i in /dev/sd[abcde] - do mdadm -I $i - done - -This will assemble the container and the components. - -Alternately the container can be assembled explicitly - - mdadm -A /dev/md0 /dev/sd[abcde] - -Then the components can all be assembled with - - mdadm -I /dev/md0 - -For each container, mdadm will start a program called "mdmon" which will -monitor the array and effect any metadata updates needed. The array is -initially assembled readonly. It is up to "mdmon" to mark the metadata -as 'dirty' and which the array to 'read-write'. - -The version 0.90 and 1.x metadata formats supported by previous -versions for mdadm are still supported and the kernel still performs -the same updates it use to. The new 'mdmon' approach is only used for -newly introduced metadata types. - -NeilBrown 2nd June 2009 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.0.1 b/ANNOUNCE-3.0.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 91b44284b32e..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.0.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.0.1 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.0.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - - -This contains only minor bug fixes over 3.0. If you are using -3.0, you could consider upgrading. - -The brief change log is: - - Fix various segfaults - - Fixed for --examine with containers - - Lots of other little fixes. - -NeilBrown 25th September 2009 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.0.2 b/ANNOUNCE-3.0.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 93643d178e21..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.0.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.0.2 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.0.2 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - - -This just contains one bugfix over 3.0.1 - I was obviously a bit hasty -in releasing that one. - -The brief change log is: - - Fix crash when hosthost is not set, as often happens in - early boot. - -NeilBrown 25th September 2009 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.0.3 b/ANNOUNCE-3.0.3 deleted file mode 100644 index d6117a1ddc29..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.0.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.0.3 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.0.3 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - - -This contains a collection of bug fixes and minor enhancements over -3.0.1. - -The brief change log is: - - Improvements for creating arrays giving just a name, like 'foo', - rather than the full '/dev/md/foo'. - - Improvements for assembling member arrays of containers. - - Improvements to test suite - - Add option to change increment for RebuildNN messages reported - by "mdadm --monitor" - - Improvements to mdmon 'hand-over' from initrd to final root. - - Handle merging of devices that have left an IMSM array and are - being re-incorporated. - - Add missing space in "--detail --brief" output. - -NeilBrown 22nd October 2009 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 343b85da6274..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -Hot on the heals of 3.0.3 I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - - -It contains significant feature enhancements over 3.0.x - -The brief change log is: - - Support --grow to change the layout of RAID4/5/6 - - Support --grow to change the chunksize of raid 4/5/6 - - Support --grow to change level from RAID1 -> RAID5 -> RAID6 and - back. - - Support --grow to reduce the number of devices in RAID4/5/6. - - Support restart of these grow options which assembling an array - which is partially grown. - - Assorted tests of this code, and of different RAID6 layouts. - -Note that a 2.6.31 or later is needed to have access to these. -Reducing devices in a RAID4/5/6 requires 2.6.32. -Changing RAID5 to RAID1 requires 2.6.33. - -You should only upgrade if you need to use, or which to test, these -features. - -NeilBrown 22nd October 2009 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.1 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 9e480dc0e315..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.1 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a bugfix release over 3.1, which was withdrawn due to serious -bugs. So it might be best to ignore 3.1 and say that this is a significant -feature release over 3.0.x - -Significant changes are: - - RAID level conversion between RAID1, RAID5, and RAID6 are - possible were the kernel supports it (2.6.32 at least) - - online chunksize and layout changing for RAID5 and RAID6 - where the kernel supports it. - - reduce the number of devices in a RAID4/5/6 array. - - - The default metadata is not v1.1. This metadata is stored at the - start of the device so is safer in many ways but could interfere with - boot loaded. The old default (0.90) is still available and fully - supported. - - - The default chunksize is now 512K rather than 64K. This seems more - appropriate for modern devices. - - - The default bitmap chunksize for internal bitmaps is now at least - 64Meg as fine grained bitmaps tend to impact performance more for - little extra gain. - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.1. - -NeilBrown 19th November 2009 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.2 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 321b8bef4fae..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.2 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.2 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a bugfix/stability release over 3.1.1. - -Significant changes are: - - The default metadata has change again (sorry about that). - It is now v1.2 and will hopefully stay that way. It turned - out there with boot-block issues with v1.1 which make it - unsuitable for a default, though in many cases it is still - suitable to use. - - Stopping a container is not permitted when members are still - active - - Add 'homehost' to the valid words for the "AUTO" config file - line. When followed by "-all", this causes mdadm to - auto-assemble any array belonging to this host, but not - auto-assemble anything else. - - Fix some bugs with "--grow --chunksize=" for changing chunksize. - - VAR_RUN can be easily changed at compile time just like ALT_RUN. - This gives distros more flexability in how to manage the - pid and sock files that mdmon needs. - - Various mdmon fixes - - Alway make bitmap 4K-aligned if at all possible. - - If mdadm.conf lists arrays which have inter-dependencies, - the previously had to be listed in the "right" order. Now - any order should work. - - Fix --force assembly of v1.x arrays which are in the process - of recovering. - - Add section on 'scrubbing' to 'md' man page. - - Various command-line-option parsing improvements. - - ... and lots of other bug fixes. - - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.2 - -NeilBrown 10th March 2010 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.3 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 95b2b6c1cf6d..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.3 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.3 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a bugfix/stability release over 3.1.2 - -Significant changes are: - - mapfile now lives in a fixed location which default to - /dev/.mdadm/map but can be changed at compile time. This - location is choses and most distros provide it during early - boot and preserve it through. As long a /dev exists and is - writable, /dev/.mdadm will be created. - Other files file communication with mdmon live here too. - This fixes a bug reported by Debian and Gentoo users where - udev would spin in early-boot. - - IMSM and DDF metadata will not be recognised on partitions - as they should only be used on whole-disks. - - Various overflows causes by 2G drives have been addressed. - - A subarray of an IMSM contain can now be killed with - --kill-subarray. Also subarrays can be renamed with - --update-subarray - - -If (or --incremental --fail) can be used from udev to - fail and remove from all arrays a device which has been - unplugged from the system. i.e. hot-unplug-support. - - "mdadm /dev/mdX --re-add missing" will look for any device - that looks like it should be a member of /dev/mdX but isn't - and will automatically --re-add it - - Now compile with -Wextra to get extra warnings. - - Lots of minor bug fixes, documentation improvements, etcc - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.3 - -It is expected that the next release will be 3.2 with a number of new -features. 3.1.4 will only happen if important bugs show up before 3.2 -is stable. - -NeilBrown 6th August 2010 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.4 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.4 deleted file mode 100644 index c157a36aa636..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.4 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.4 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a bugfix/stability release over 3.1.3. -3.1.3 had a couple of embarrasing regressions and a couple of other -issues surfaces which had easy fixes so I decided to make a 3.1.4 -release after all. - -Two fixes related to configs that aren't using udev: - - Don't remove md devices which 'standard' names on --stop - - Allow dev_open to work on read-only /dev -And fixed regressions: - - Allow --incremental to add spares to an array - - Accept --no-degraded as a deprecated option rather than - throwing an error - - Return correct success status when --incrmental assembling - a container which does not yet have enough devices. - - Don't link mdadm with pthreads, only mdmon needs it. - - Fix compiler warning due to bad use of snprintf - - Fix spare migration - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.4 - -It is expected that the next release will be 3.2 with a number of new -features. - -NeilBrown 31st August 2010 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.5 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.5 deleted file mode 100644 index baa1f9218b43..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.5 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,42 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.5 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.5 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a bugfix/stability release over 3.1.4. It contains all the -important bugfixes found while working on 3.2 and 3.2.1. It will be -the last 3.1.x release - 3.2.1 is expected to be released in a few days. - -Changes include: - - Fixes for v1.x metadata on big-endian machines. - - man page improvements - - Improve '--detail --export' when run on partitions of an md array. - - Fix regression with removing 'failed' or 'detached' devices. - - Fixes for "--assemble --force" in various unusual cases. - - Allow '-Y' to mean --export. This was documented but not implemented. - - Various fixed for handling 'ddf' metadata. This is now more reliable - but could benefit from more interoperability testing. - - Correctly list subarrays of a container in "--detail" output. - - Improve checks on whether the requested number of devices is supported - by the metadata - both for --create and --grow. - - Don't remove partitions from a device that is being included in an - array until we are fully committed to including it. - - Allow "--assemble --update=no-bitmap" so an array with a corrupt - bitmap can still be assembled. - - Don't allow --add to succeed if it looks like a "--re-add" is probably - wanted, but cannot succeed. This avoids inadvertently turning - devices into spares when an array is failed. - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.5 - - -NeilBrown 23rd March 2011 - diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 9e282bc68e51..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.2 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux (DEVEL ONLY) - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm devel-3.2 - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a "Developers only" release. Please don't consider using it -or making it available to others without reading the following. - - -By far the most significant change in this release related to the -management of reshaping arrays. This code has been substantially -re-written so that it can work with 'externally managed metadata' - -Intel's IMSM in particular. We now support level migration and -OnLine Capacity Expansion on these arrays. - -However, while the code largely works it has not been tested -exhaustively so there are likely to be problems. As the reshape code -for native metadata arrays was changed as part of this rewrite these -problems could also result in regressions for reshape of native -metadata. - -It is partly to encourage greater testing that this release is being -made. Any reports of problem - particular reproducible recipes for -triggering the problems - will be gratefully received. - -It is hopped that a "3.2.1" release will be available in early March -which will be a bugfix release over this and can be considered -suitable for general use. - -Other changes of note: - - - Policy framework. - Various policy statements can be made in the mdadm.conf to guide - the behaviour of mdadm, particular with regards to how new devices - are treated by "mdadm -I". - Depending on the 'action' associated with a device (identified by - its 'path') such need devices can be automatically re-added to and - existing array that they previously fell out off, or automatically - added as a spare if they appear to contain no data. - - - mdadm now has a limited understanding of partition tables. This - allows the policy framework to make decisions about partitioned - devices as well. - - - --incremental --remove can be told what --path the device was on, - and this info will be recorded so that another device appearing at - the same physical location can be preferentially added to the same - array (provides the spare-same-slot action policy applied to the - path). - - - A new flags "--invalid-backup" flag is available in --assemble - mode. This can be used to re-assemble an array which was stopping - in the middle of a reshape, and for which the 'backup file' is no - longer available or is corrupted. The array may have some - corruption in it at the point where reshape was up to, but at least - the rest of the array will become available. - - - - Various internal restructuring - more is needed. - - -Any feed back and bug reports are always welcomed at: - linux-raid@vger.kernel.org - -And please: don't use this in production - particularly not the ---grow functionality. - -NeilBrown 1st February 2011 - - diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.1 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 0e7826ca25f5..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ - - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -Many of the changes in this release are of internal interest only, -restructuring and refactoring code and so forth. - -Most of the bugs found and fixed during development for 3.2.1 have been -back-ported for the recently-release 3.1.5 so this release primarily -provides a few new features over 3.1.5. - -They include: - - policy framework - Policy can be expressed for moving spare devices between arrays, and - for how to handle hot-plugged devices. This policy can be different - for devices plugged in to different controllers etc. - This, for example, allows a configuration where when a device is plugged - in it is immediately included in an md array as a hot spare and - possibly starts recovery immediately if an array is degraded. - - - some understanding of mbr and gpt paritition tables - This is primarly to support the new hot-plug support. If a - device is plugged in and policy suggests it should have a partition table, - the partition table will be copied from a suitably similar device, and - then the partitions will hot-plug and can then be added to md arrays. - - - "--incremental --remove" can remember where a device was removed from - so if a device gets plugged back in the same place, special policy applies - to it, allowing it to be included in an array even if a general hotplug - will not be included. - - - enhanced reshape options, including growing a RAID0 by converting to RAID4, - restriping, and converting back. Also convertions between RAID0 and - RAID10 and between RAID1 and RAID10 are possible (with a suitably recent - kernel). - - - spare migration for IMSM arrays. - Spare migration can now work across 'containers' using non-native metadata - and specifically Intel's IMSM arrays support spare migrations. - - - OLCE and level migration for Intel IMSM arrays. - OnLine Capacity Expansion and level migration (e.g. RAID0 -> RAID5) is - supported for Intel Matrix Storage Manager arrays. - This support is currently 'experimental' for technical reasons. It can - be enabled with "export MDADM_EXPERIMENTAL=1" - - - avoid including wayward devices - If you split a RAID1, mount the two halves as two separate degraded RAID1s, - and then later bring the two back together, it is possible that the md - metadata won't properly show that one must over-ride the other. - mdadm now does extra checking to detect this possibilty and avoid - potentially corrupting data. - - - remove any possible confusion between similar options. - e.g. --brief and --bitmap were mapped to 'b' and mdadm wouldn't - notice if one was used where the other was expected. - - - allow K,M,G suffixes on chunk sizes - - -While mdadm-3.2.1 is considered to be reasonably stable, you should -only use it if you want to try out the new features, or if you -generally like to be on the bleeding edge. If the new features are not -important to you, then 3.1.5 is probably the appropriate version to be using -until 3.2.2 comes out. - -NeilBrown 28th March 2011 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.2 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2.2 deleted file mode 100644 index b70d18b95bff..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.2.2 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2.2 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -This release is largely a stablising release for the 3.2 series. -Many of the changes just fix bugs introduces in 3.2 or 3.2.1. - -There are some new features. They are: - - reshaping IMSM (Intel metadata) arrays is no longer 'experimental', - it should work properly and be largely compatible with IMSM drivers in - other platforms. - - --assume-clean can be used with --grow --size to avoid resyncing the - new part of the array. This is only support with very new kernels. - - RAID0 arrays can have chunksize which is not a power of 2. This has been - supported in the kernel for a while but is only now supprted by - mdadm. - - - A new tool 'raid6check' is available which can check a RAID6 array, - or part of it, and report which device is most inconsistent with the - others if any stripe is inconsistent. This is still under development - and does not have a man page yet. If anyone tries it out and has any - questions or experience to report, they would be most welcome on - linux-raid@vger.kernel.org. - -Future releases in the 3.2 series will only be made if bugfixes are needed. -The next release to add features is expected to be 3.3. - -NeilBrown 17th June 2011 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.3 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 8a8dba4661cd..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.2.3 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2.3 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -This release is largely a bugfix release for the 3.2 series with many -minor fixes with little or no impact. - -The largest single area of change is support for reshape of Intel -IMSM arrays (OnLine Capacity Explansion and Level Migtration). -Among other fixes, this now has a better chance of surviving if a -device fails during reshape. - -Upgrading is recommended - particularly if you use mdadm for IMSM -arrays - but not essential. - -NeilBrown 23rd December 2011 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.4 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2.4 deleted file mode 100644 index e321678604c0..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,144 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.2.4 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2.4 - -It is available at the usual places, now including github: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -This release is largely a bugfix release for the 3.2 series with many -minor fixes with little or no impact. - -"--oneline" log of changes is below. Some notable ones are: - - - --offroot argument to improve interactions between mdmon and initrd - - --prefer argument to select which /dev names to display in some - circumstances. - - relax restructions on when "--add" will be allowed - - Fix bug with adding write-intent-bitmap to active array - - Now defaults to "/run/mdadm" for storing run-time files. - -Upgrading is encouraged. - -The next mdadm release is expected to be 3.3 with a number of new -features. - -NeilBrown 9th May 2012 - -77b3ac8 monitor: make return from read_and_act more symbolic. -68226a8 monitor: ensure we retry soon when 'remove' fails. -8453f8d fix: Monitor sometimes crashes -90fa1a2 Work around gcc-4.7's strict aliasing checks -0c4304c fix: container creation with --incremental used. -5d1c7cd FIX: External metadata sometimes is not updated -3c20f98 FIX: mdmon check in reshape_container() can cause a problem -59ab9f5 FIX: Typo error in fprint command -9587c37 imsm: load_super_imsm_all function refactoring -ec50f7b imsm: load_imsm_super_all supports loading metadata from the device list -ca9de18 imsm: validate the number of imsm volumes per controller -30602f5 imsm: display fd in error trace when when store_imsm_mpb failes -eb155f6 mdmon: Use getopt_long() to parse command line options -08ca2ad Add --offroot argument to mdadm -da82751 Add --offroot argument to mdmon -a0963a8 Spawn mdmon with --offroot if mdadm was launched with --offroot -f878b24 imsm: fix, the second array need to have the whole available space on devices -d597705 getinfo_super1: Use MaxSector in place of sb->size -6ef8905 super1: make aread/awrite always use an aligned buffer. -de5a472 Remove avail_disks arg from 'enough'. -da8fe5a Assemble: fix --force assemble during reshape. -b10c663 config: fix handing of 'homehost' in AUTO line. -92d49ec FIX: NULL pointer to strdup() can be passed -d2bde6d imsm: FIX: No new missing disks are allowed during general migration -111e9fd FIX: Array is not run when expansion disks are added -bf5cf7c imsm: FIX: imsm_get_allowed_degradation() doesn't count degradation for raid1 -50927b1 Fix: Sometimes mdmon throws core dump during reshape -78340e2 Flush mdmon before next reshape step during container operation -e174219 imsm: FIX: Chunk size migration problem -f93346e FIX: use md position to reshape restart -6a75c8c imsm: FIX: use md position to reshape restart -51d83f5 imsm: FIX: Clear migration record when migration switches to next volume. -e1dd332 FIX: restart reshape when reshape process is stopped just between 2 reshapes -1ca90aa FIX: Do not try to (continue) reshape using inactive array -9f1b0f0 config: conf_match should ignore devname when not set. -d669228 Use posix_memalign() for memory used to write bitmaps -178950e FIX: Changes in '0' case for reshape position verification -9200d41 avoid double-free upon "old buggy kernel" sysfs_read failure -4011421 Print error message if failing to write super for 1.x metadata -0011874 Use MDMON_DIR for pid files created in Monitor.c -56d1885 Assemble: don't use O_EXCL until we have checked device content. -b720636 Assemble: support assembling of a RAID0 being reshaped. -c69ffac Manage: allow --re-add to failed array. -52f07f5 Reset bad flag on map update -911cead super1: support superblocks up to 4K. -ad6db3c Create: reduce the verbosity of 'default_layout'. -b2bfdfa super1.c don't keep recalculating bitmap pointer -4122675 Define and use SUPER1_SIZE for allocations -1afa930 init_super1() memset full buffer allocated for superblock -2de0b8a match_metadata_desc1(): Use calloc instead of malloc+memset -3c0bcd4 Use 4K buffer alignment for superblock allocations -308340a Use struct align_fd to cache fd's block size for aligned reads/writes -65ed615 match_metadata_desc0(): Use calloc instead of malloc+memset -de89706 Generalize ROUND_UP() macro and introduce matching ROUND_UP_PTR() -0a2f189 super1.c: use ROUND_UP/ROUND_UP_PTR -654a381 super-intel.c: Use ROUND_UP() instead of manually coding it -42d5dfd __write_init_super_ddf(): Use posix_memalign() instead of static aligned buffer -d4633e0 Examine: fix array size calculation for RAID10. -e62b778 Assemble: improve verbose logging when including old devices. -0073a6e Remove possible crash during RAID6 -> RAID5 reshape. -69fe207 Incremental: fix adding devices with --incremental -bcbb311 Manage: replace 'return 1' with 'goto abort'. -9f58469 Manage: freeze recovery while adding multiple devices. -ae6c05a Create: round off size for RAID1 arrays. -5ca3a90 Grow: print useful error when converting RAID1->RAID5 will fail. -c07d640 Fix tests/05r1-re-add-nosupper -2d762ad Fix the new ROUND_UP macro. -fd324b0 sysfs: fixed sysfs_freeze_array array to work properly with Manage_subdevs. -5551b11 imsm: avoid overflows for disks over 1TB -97f81ee clear hi bits if not used after loading metadata from disk -e03640b simplify calculating array_blocks -29cd082 show 2TB volumes/disks support in --detail-platform -2cc699a check volume size in validate_geometry_imsm_orom -9126b9a check that no disk over 2TB is used to create container when no support -027c374 imsm: set 2tb disk attribute for spare -3556c2f Fix typo: wan -> want -15632a9 parse_size: distinguish between 0 and error. -fbdef49 Bitmap_offset is a signed number -508a7f1 super1: leave more space in front of data by default. -40110b9 Fix two typos in fprintf messages -342460c mdadm man page: fix typo -0e7f69a imsm: display maximum volumes per controller and array -36fd8cc imsm: FIX: Update function imsm_num_data_members() for Raid1/10 -7abc987 imsm: FIX: Add volume size expand support to imsm_analyze_change() -f3871fd imsm: Add new metadata update for volume size expansion -54397ed imsm: Execute size change for external metatdata -016e00f FIX: Support metadata changes rollback -fbf3d20 imsm: FIX: Support metadata changes rollback -44f6f18 FIX: Extend size of raid0 array -7e7e9a4 FIX: Respect metadata size limitations -65a9798 FIX: Detect error and rollback metadata -13bcac9 imsm: Add function imsm_get_free_size() -b130333 imsm: Support setting max size for size change operation -c41e00b imsm: FIX: Component size alignment check -58d26a2 FIX: Size change is possible as standalone change only -4aecb54 FIX: Assembled second array is in read only state during reshape -ae2416e FIX: resolve make everything compilation error -480f356 Raid limit of 1024 when scanning for devices. -c2ecf5f Add --prefer option for --detail and --monitor -0a99975 Relax restrictions on when --add is permitted. -7ce0570 imsm: fix: rebuild does not continue after reboot -b51702b fix: correct extending size of raid0 array -34a1395 Fix sign extension of bitmap_offset in super1.c -012a864 Introduce sysfs_set_num_signed() and use it to set bitmap/offset -5d7b407 imsm: fix: thunderdome may drop 2tb attribute -5ffdc2d Update test for "is udev active". -96fd06e Adjust to new standard of /run -974e039 test: don't worry too much about array size. -b0a658f Grow: failing the set the per-device size is not an error. -36614e9 super-intel.c: Don't try to close negative fd -562aa10 super-intel.c: Fix resource leak from opendir() - diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.5 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2.5 deleted file mode 100644 index 396da12a6f61..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.5 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.2.5 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am somewhat disappointed to have to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2.5 - -It is available at the usual places, now including github: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -This release primarily fixes a serious regression in 3.2.4. -This regression does *not* cause any risk to data. It simply -means that adding a device with "--add" would sometime fail -when it should not. - -The fix also includes a couple of minor fixes such as making -the "--layout=preserve" option to "--grow" work again. - -A reminder that the default location for runtime files is now -"/run/mdadm". If you compile this for a distro that does not -have "/run", you will need to compile with an alternate setting for -MAP_DIR. e.g. - make MAP_DIR=/var/run/mdadm -or - make MAP_DIR=/dev/.mdadm - -NeilBrown 18th May 2012 - diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.6 b/ANNOUNCE-3.2.6 deleted file mode 100644 index f5cfd4920576..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.2.6 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.2.6 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.2.6 - -It is available at the usual places, now including github: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -This is a stablity release which adds a number of bugfixs to 3.2.5. -There are no real stand-out fixes, just lots of little bits and pieces. - -Below is the "git log --oneline --reverse" list of changes since -3.2.5. - -NeilBrown 25th October 2012 - -b7e05d2 udev-rules: prevent systemd from mount devices before they are ready. -0d478e2 mdadm: Fix Segmentation fault. -42f0ca1 imsm: fix: correct checking volume's degradation -fcf2195 Monitor: fix inconsistencies in values for ->percent -5f862fb Monitor: Report NewArray when an array the disappeared, reappears. -6f51b1c Monitor: fix reporting for Fail vs FailSpare etc. -68ad53b mdmon: fix arg parsing. -517f135 Assemble: don't leak memory with fdlist. -090900c udev-rules: prevent systemd from mount devices before they are ready. -446e000 sha1.h: remove ansidecl.h header inclusion -ec894f5 Manage: zero metadata before adding to 'external' array. -3a84db5 ddf: allow a non-spare to be used to recovery a missing device. -c5d61ca ddf: hack to fix container recognition. -23084aa mdmon: fix arg processing for -a -c4e96a3 mdmon: allow --takeover when original was started with --offroot -80841df find_free_devnum: avoid auto-using names in /etc/mdadm.conf -c5c56d6 mapfile: fix mapfile rebuild for containers -aec89f6 fix segfaults in Detail() -2117ad1 Fix 'enough' function for RAID10. -0bc300d Use --offroot flag when assembling md arrays via --incrmental -ac78f24 Grow: make warning about old metadata more explicit. -14026ab Replace sha1.h with slightly older version. -6f6809f Add zlib license to crc32.c -5267ba0 Handles spaces in array names better. -c51f288 imsm: allow --assume-clean to work. -acf7076 Grow: allow --grow --continue to work for native metadata. -335d2a6 Grow: fix a couple of typos with --assume-clean usage -9ff1427 Fix open_container -3713633 mdadm: super0: do not override uuid with homehost -31bff58 Trivial bugfix and spelling fixes. -e1e539f Detail: don't report a faulty device as 'spare' or 'rebuilding'. -22a6461 super0: allow creation of array on 2TB+ devices. -a5d47a2 Create new md devices consistently -eb48676 Monitor: don't complain about non-monitorable arrays in mdadm.conf -ecdf2d7 Query: don't be confused by partition tables. -f7b75c1 Query: allow member of non-0.90 arrays to be better reported. diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.3 b/ANNOUNCE-3.3 deleted file mode 100644 index f770aa13137f..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.3 - A tools for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.3 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://git.neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -This is a major new release so don't be too surprised if there are a -few issues. If I hear about them they will be fixed in 3.3.1. -git log reports nearly 500 changes since 3.2.6 so I won't list them -all. - -Some highlights are: - -- Some array reshapes can proceed without needing backup file. - This is done by changing the 'data_offset' so we never need to write - any data back over where it was before. If there is no "head space" - or "tail space" to allow data_offset to change, the old mechanism - with a backup file can still be used. -- RAID10 arrays can be reshaped to change the number of devices, - change the chunk size, or change the layout between 'near' - and 'offset'. - This will always change data_offset, and will fail if there is no - room for data_offset to be moved. -- "--assemble --update=metadata" can convert a 0.90 array to a 1.0 array. -- bad-block-logs are supported (but not heavily tested yet) -- "--assemble --update=revert-reshape" can be used to undo a reshape - that has just been started but isn't really wanted. This is very - new and while it passes basic tests it cannot be guaranteed. -- improved locking between --incremental and --assemble -- uses systemd to run "mdmon" if systemd is configured to do that. -- kernel names of md devices can be non-numeric. e.g. "md_home" rather than - "md0". This will probably confuse lots of other tools, so you need to - echo CREATE names=yes >> /etc/mdadm.conf - or the feature will not be used. (you also need a reasonably new kernel). -- "--stop" can be given a kernel name instead of a device name. i.e - mdadm --stop md4 - will work even if /dev/md4 doesn't exist. -- "--detail --export" has some information about the devices in the array -- --dump and --restore can be used to backup and restore the metadata on an - array. -- Hot-replace is supported with - mdadm /dev/mdX --replace /dev/foo - and - mdadm /dev/mdX --replace /dev/foo --with /dev/bar -- Config file can be a directory in which case all "*.conf" files are - read in lexical order. - Default is to read /etc/mdadm.conf and then /etc/mdadm.conf.d - Thus - echo CREATE name=yes > /etc/mdadm.conf.d/names.conf - will also enable the use of named md devices. - -- Lots of improvements to DDF support including adding support for - RAID10 (thanks Martin Wilck). - -and lots of bugfixes and other little changes. - -NeilBrown 3rd September 2013 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.1 b/ANNOUNCE-3.3.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 7d5e666ed1b5..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,23 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.3.1 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.3.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://git.neil.brown.name/git/mdadm.git - -The main changes are: - - lots of work on "DDF" support. Hopefully it will be more stable - now. Bug reports are always welcome. - - improved interactions with 'systemd'. Where possible, background - tasks are run from systemd (if it is present) rather then forking - disassociationg from the session. This is important because udev - doesn't really let you disassociate. - -though there are a number of other little bug fixes too. - -NeilBrown 5th June 2014 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.2 b/ANNOUNCE-3.3.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 6b549611ef13..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.3.2 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.3.2 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://git.neil.brown.name/git/mdadm.git - -Changes since 3.3.1 are mostly little bugfixes and some man-page -updates. - -NeilBrown 21st August 2014 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.3 b/ANNOUNCE-3.3.3 deleted file mode 100644 index ac1b2173b5c0..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.3.3 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.3.3 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://git.neil.brown.name/git/mdadm.git - -The 100 changes since 3.3.3 are mostly little bugfixes and some improvements -to the selftests. -raid6check now handle all RAID6 layouts including DDF correctly. -See git log for the rest. - -NeilBrown 24th July 2015 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.4 b/ANNOUNCE-3.3.4 deleted file mode 100644 index 52b94562af51..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.3.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.3.4 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am somewhat disappointed to have to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.3.4 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://git.neil.brown.name/git/mdadm.git - -In mdadm-3.3 a change was made to how IMSM (Intel Matrix Storage -Manager) metadata was handled. Previously an IMSM array would only -be assembled if it was attached to an IMSM controller. - -In 3.3 this was relaxed as there are circumstances where the -controller is not properly detected. Unfortunately this has negative -consequences which have only just come to light. - -If you have an IMSM RAID1 configured and then disable RAID in the -BIOS, the metadata will remain on the devices. If you then install -some other OS on one device and then install Linux on the other, Linux -might eventually start noticing the IMSM metadata (depending a bit on whether -mdadm is included in the initramfs) and might start up the RAID1. This could -copy one device over the other, thus trashing one of the installations. - -Not good. - -So with this release IMSM arrays will only be assembled if attached to -an IMSM controller, or if "--force" is given to --assemble, or if the -environment variable IMSM_NO_PLATFORM is set (used primarily for -testing). - -I strongly recommend upgrading to 3.3.4 if you are using 3.3 or later. - -NeilBrown 3rd August 2015. diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.4 b/ANNOUNCE-3.4 deleted file mode 100644 index 2689732de524..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.4 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.4 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://git.neil.brown.name/git/mdadm - -The new second-level version number reflects significant new -functionality, particular support for journalled RAID5/6 and clustered -RAID1. This new support is probably still buggy. Please report bugs. - -There are also a number of fixes for Intel's IMSM metadata support, -and an assortment of minor bug fixes. - -I plan for this to be the last release of mdadm that I provide as I am -retiring from MD and mdadm maintenance. Jes Sorensen has volunteered -to oversee mdadm for the next while. Thanks Jes! - -NeilBrown 28th January 2016 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-4.0 b/ANNOUNCE-4.0 deleted file mode 100644 index f79c5408c923..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-4.0 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 4.0 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 4.0 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git - http://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/mdadm/ - -The update in major version number primarily indicates this is a -release by it's new maintainer. In addition it contains a large number -of fixes in particular for IMSM RAID and clustered RAID support. In -addition this release includes support for IMSM 4k sector drives, -failfast and better documentation for journaled RAID. - -This is my first release of mdadm. Please thank Neil Brown for his -previous work as maintainer and blame me for all the bugs I caused -since taking over. - -Jes Sorensen, 2017-01-09 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-4.1 b/ANNOUNCE-4.1 deleted file mode 100644 index a273b9a008ec..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-4.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 4.1 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 4.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git - http://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/mdadm/ - -The update constitutes more than one year of enhancements and bug fixes -including for IMSM RAID, Partial Parity Log, clustered RAID support, -improved testing, and gcc-8 support. - -Jes Sorensen, 2018-10-01 diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-4.2 b/ANNOUNCE-4.2 deleted file mode 100644 index 8b22d09ffef2..000000000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-4.2 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 4.2 - A tool for managing md Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to finally announce the availability of mdadm-4.2. -get 4.2 out the door soon. - -It is available at the usual places: - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/mdadm/mdadm.git - http://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/mdadm/ - -The release includes more than two years of development and bugfixes, -so it is difficult to remember everything. Highlights include -enhancements and bug fixes including for IMSM RAID, Partial Parity -Log, clustered RAID support, improved testing, and gcc-9 support. - -Thank you everyone who contributed to this release! - -Jes Sorensen, 2021-12-30