Re: [Announce] "iswraid" (ICH5R/ICH6R ataraid sub-driver) for 2.4.28-pre3

[Jeff Garzik]

Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:07:29 -0400, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> >
> > > I may sound like an ignorant but...
> > >
> > > Why can't device mapper be merged into 2.4 instead?
> > > Is there something wrong with 2.4 device mapper patch?
> > >
> > > It would more convenient (same driver for 2.4 and 2.6)
> > > and would benefit users of other software RAIDs
> > > (easier transition to 2.6).
> >
> > OTOH, that would be introducing a brand new RAID/LVM subsystem in the
> > middle of a stable series...
>
>
> Quoting Marcelo:
>
>
> > New drivers are OK, as long as they dont break existing setups,
> > and if substantial amount of users will benefit from it.
>
>
> IMHO both conditions are fulfilled.


Note I said "subsystem", Marcelo said "driver".  I don't object to 
adding DM to 2.4.x, but I think it's a rather large addition with 
consequences WRT LVM1 versus LVM2, and perhaps other issues as well.

	Jeff


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