Re: [patch] document flash/RAID dangers

From: Rik van Riel
Date: Wed Aug 26 2009 - 00:25:33 EST


Pavel Machek wrote:

Look, I don't need full drive failure for this to happen. I can just
remove one disk from array. I don't need power failure, I can just
press the power button. I don't even need to rebuild anything, I can
just write to degraded array.

Given that all events are under my control, statistics make little
sense here.

I recommend a sledgehammer.

If you want to lose your data, you might as well have some fun.

No need to bore yourself to tears by simulating events that are
unlikely to happen simultaneously to careful system administrators.

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