When chunk size is not set from command line we need to guess it
depending on metadata given on command line or found on listed devices.
Validate_geometry sets the default for it's metadata if chunk is not set.
For external metadata chunk is set only when creating in a container.
For imsm validate_geometry_imsm_orom is responsible for finding default
chunk depending on container metadata loaded. Container will already know
which controller it is attached to, and have this controllers orom
available.
do_default_chunk indicates that we need to find default chunk and
if validate_geometry fails for some metadata it tells us to reset chunk
that may have been set.
Current solution would set default chunk correctly for imsm only if
container device was given on command line. With the list of devices
chunk was always set to 512.
Signed-off-by: Anna Czarnowska <anna.czarnowska@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
To accurately detect when an array has been split and is now being
recombined, we need to track which other devices each thinks is
working.
We should never include a device in an array if it thinks that the
primary device has failed.
This patch just allows get_info_super to return a list of devices
and whether they are thought to be working or not.
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
To support incorpating a new bare device into a collection of arrays -
one partition each - mdadm needs a modest understanding of partition
tables.
The main needs to be able to recognise a partition table on one device
and copy it onto another.
This will be done using pseudo metadata types 'mbr' and 'gpt'.
Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
Czarnowska, Anna
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