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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-08-01 12:02:01 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-08-01 12:02:01 -0400
commitfcff06c438b60f415af5983efe92811d6aa02ad1 (patch)
tree704f6598b2de60a86774bc5cf152d4f051bd2dc4 /Documentation
parent068535f1fef4c90aee23eb7b9b9a71c5b72d7cd0 (diff)
parent63f33b8dda88923487004b20fba825486d009e7b (diff)
Merge branch 'for-next' of git://neil.brown.name/md
Pull md updates from NeilBrown. * 'for-next' of git://neil.brown.name/md: DM RAID: Add support for MD RAID10 md/RAID1: Add missing case for attempting to repair known bad blocks. md/raid5: For odirect-write performance, do not set STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE. md/raid1: don't abort a resync on the first badblock. md: remove duplicated test on ->openers when calling do_md_stop() raid5: Add R5_ReadNoMerge flag which prevent bio from merging at block layer md/raid1: prevent merging too large request md/raid1: read balance chooses idlest disk for SSD md/raid1: make sequential read detection per disk based MD RAID10: Export md_raid10_congested MD: Move macros from raid1*.h to raid1*.c MD RAID1: rename mirror_info structure MD RAID10: rename mirror_info structure MD RAID10: Fix compiler warning. raid5: add a per-stripe lock raid5: remove unnecessary bitmap write optimization raid5: lockless access raid5 overrided bi_phys_segments raid5: reduce chance release_stripe() taking device_lock
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@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ The target is named "raid" and it accepts the following parameters:
27 - rotating parity N (right-to-left) with data restart 27 - rotating parity N (right-to-left) with data restart
28 raid6_nc RAID6 N continue 28 raid6_nc RAID6 N continue
29 - rotating parity N (right-to-left) with data continuation 29 - rotating parity N (right-to-left) with data continuation
30 raid10 Various RAID10 inspired algorithms chosen by additional params
31 - RAID10: Striped Mirrors (aka 'Striping on top of mirrors')
32 - RAID1E: Integrated Adjacent Stripe Mirroring
33 - and other similar RAID10 variants
30 34
31 Reference: Chapter 4 of 35 Reference: Chapter 4 of
32 http://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/SNIA_DDF_Technical_Position_v2.0.pdf 36 http://www.snia.org/sites/default/files/SNIA_DDF_Technical_Position_v2.0.pdf
@@ -59,6 +63,28 @@ The target is named "raid" and it accepts the following parameters:
59 logical size of the array. The bitmap records the device 63 logical size of the array. The bitmap records the device
60 synchronisation state for each region. 64 synchronisation state for each region.
61 65
66 [raid10_copies <# copies>]
67 [raid10_format near]
68 These two options are used to alter the default layout of
69 a RAID10 configuration. The number of copies is can be
70 specified, but the default is 2. There are other variations
71 to how the copies are laid down - the default and only current
72 option is "near". Near copies are what most people think of
73 with respect to mirroring. If these options are left
74 unspecified, or 'raid10_copies 2' and/or 'raid10_format near'
75 are given, then the layouts for 2, 3 and 4 devices are:
76 2 drives 3 drives 4 drives
77 -------- ---------- --------------
78 A1 A1 A1 A1 A2 A1 A1 A2 A2
79 A2 A2 A2 A3 A3 A3 A3 A4 A4
80 A3 A3 A4 A4 A5 A5 A5 A6 A6
81 A4 A4 A5 A6 A6 A7 A7 A8 A8
82 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
83 The 2-device layout is equivalent 2-way RAID1. The 4-device
84 layout is what a traditional RAID10 would look like. The
85 3-device layout is what might be called a 'RAID1E - Integrated
86 Adjacent Stripe Mirroring'.
87
62<#raid_devs>: The number of devices composing the array. 88<#raid_devs>: The number of devices composing the array.
63 Each device consists of two entries. The first is the device 89 Each device consists of two entries. The first is the device
64 containing the metadata (if any); the second is the one containing the 90 containing the metadata (if any); the second is the one containing the