Re: [RFC PATCH v4 0/4] md: add a control device for array management

From: Mariusz Tkaczyk

Date: Wed Oct 28 2026 - 05:14:14 EST


On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:47:51 +0000
"Masalkhi, Abd Alrhman" <abd.masalkhi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A warning is emitted when it is used to recommend upgrading mdadm to
> use the new control interface.


Definitely you should not refer to mdadm from kernel context, user can
send ioctls from the own applications which would be misleading.

Mariusz