Re: [PATCH 1/3] md: Remove deprecated CONFIG_MD_LINEAR

[Song Liu]

Hi Geert,

On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 1:28 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>
> > --- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
> > @@ -61,19 +61,6 @@ config MD_BITMAP_FILE
> >           various kernel APIs and can only work with files on a file system not
> >           actually sitting on the MD device.
> >
> > -config MD_LINEAR
> > -       tristate "Linear (append) mode (deprecated)"
> > -       depends on BLK_DEV_MD
> > -       help
> > -         If you say Y here, then your multiple devices driver will be able to
> > -         use the so-called linear mode, i.e. it will combine the hard disk
> > -         partitions by simply appending one to the other.
> > -
> > -         To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
> > -         will be called linear.
> > -
> > -         If unsure, say Y.
> > -
>
> Is this what you need to recover data from disks salvaged from a
> commercial NAS configured in JBOD mode?
> If yes, and there is no better way to do that, you probably do not
> want to drop this support.  Actual NAS systems running Linux might
> use this as well.

Thanks for the heads-up. I honestly don't know about this use case.
Where can I find/get more information about it?

Thanks,
Song