[PATCH v1 1/2] md/raid5: extract min_raid_disks()

From: Chen Cheng

Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 08:48:18 EST


From: Chen Cheng <chencheng@xxxxxxxxx>

Reuse the minimum disk count in setup_conf() and check_reshape().

Signed-off-by: Chen Cheng <chencheng@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/md/raid5.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index e1f20035703b..4ab31af34b9f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -7628,14 +7628,19 @@ static unsigned long raid5_cache_count(struct shrinker *shrink,
/* unlikely, but not impossible */
return 0;
return max_stripes - min_stripes;
}

+static int min_raid_disks(int level)
+{
+ return level == 6 ? 4 : 2;
+}
+
static struct r5conf *setup_conf(struct mddev *mddev)
{
struct r5conf *conf;
- int raid_disk, memory, max_disks;
+ int raid_disk, memory, max_disks, min_disks;
struct md_rdev *rdev;
struct disk_info *disk;
char pers_name[6];
int i;
int group_cnt;
@@ -7655,15 +7660,15 @@ static struct r5conf *setup_conf(struct mddev *mddev)
&& !algorithm_valid_raid6(mddev->new_layout))) {
pr_warn("md/raid:%s: layout %d not supported\n",
mdname(mddev), mddev->new_layout);
return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
}
- if ((mddev->new_level != 6 && mddev->raid_disks < 2) ||
- (mddev->new_level == 6 && mddev->raid_disks < 4)) {
+ min_disks = min_raid_disks(mddev->new_level);
+ if (mddev->raid_disks < min_disks) {
pr_warn("md/raid:%s: not enough configured devices (%d, minimum %d)\n",
mdname(mddev), mddev->raid_disks,
- mddev->new_level == 6 ? 4 : 2);
+ min_disks);
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
}

if (!mddev->new_chunk_sectors ||
(mddev->new_chunk_sectors << 9) % PAGE_SIZE ||
@@ -8600,17 +8605,13 @@ static int check_reshape(struct mddev *mddev)
if (!mddev->new_chunk_sectors)
return -EINVAL;
if (mddev->delta_disks < 0 && mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector) {
/* We might be able to shrink, but the devices must
* be made bigger first.
- * For raid6, 4 is the minimum size.
- * Otherwise 2 is the minimum
*/
- int min = 2;
- if (mddev->level == 6)
- min = 4;
- if (mddev->raid_disks + mddev->delta_disks < min)
+ if (mddev->raid_disks + mddev->delta_disks <
+ min_raid_disks(mddev->level))
return -EINVAL;
}

if (!check_stripe_cache(mddev))
return -ENOSPC;
--
2.55.0