Re: [regression] Bug 217074 - upgrading to kernel 6.1.12 from 5.15.x can no longer assemble software raid0

[Song Liu]

On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 2:35 PM NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 07 Mar 2023, Song Liu wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sat, 04 Mar 2023, Song Liu wrote:
> > > > + Jes.
> > > >
> > > > It appeared to me that we can assemble the array if we have any of the
> > > > following:
> > > > 1. Enable CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD;
> > > > 2. Have a valid /etc/mdadm.conf;
> > > > 3. Update mdadm to handle this case. (I tried some ugly hacks, which worked but
> > > >     weren't clean).
> > > >
> > > > Since we eventually would like to get rid of CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD, I
> > > > think we need mdadm to handle this properly. But the logistics might
> > > > be complicated, as
> > > > mdadm are shipped separately.
> > > >
> > > > Jes, what do you think about this? AFAICT, we need to update the logic in
> > > > mdopen.c:create_mddev().
> > >
> > > mdadm already handles this, but only if
> > >    CREATE names=yes
> > > is present in /etc/mdadm.conf
> > >
> > > Maybe we should flip the default for the next mdadm release, and patch
> > > the kernel (with a stable backport) to select BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD if
> > > BLK_DEV_MD=m
> > > Then revert that - say - 6 months after the new mdadm is released.
> >
> > I like this idea. I guess we also need to select BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD
> > if BLK_DEV_MD=y?
>
> Yes of course - sorry.
>
> Something like the following.
>
> Thanks,
> NeilBrown

Thanks Neil!

I applied this to md-fixes.

Song

>
>
> From: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: md: select BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD
>
> When BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD is not enable, mdadm is not able to
> activate new arrays unless "CREATE names=yes" appears in
> mdadm.conf
>
> As this is a regression we need to always enable BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD
> for when MD is selected - at least until mdadm is updated and the
> updates widely available.
>
> Fixes: fbdee71bb5d8 ("block: deprecate autoloading based on dev_t")
> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> index 998a5cfdbc4e..662d219c39bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> @@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ if MD
>
>  config BLK_DEV_MD
>         tristate "RAID support"
>         select BLOCK_HOLDER_DEPRECATED if SYSFS
> +       # BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD requirement should be removed
> +       # after relevant mdadm enhancements - to make "names=yes"
> +       # the default - are widely available.
> +       select BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD
>         help
>           This driver lets you combine several hard disk partitions into one
>           logical block device. This can be used to simply append one
>
>