Re: How should this issue be handled, should it be taken to the Technical Ctte?
Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> wrote:
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>> As I have stated may times before, I've already got to code to do LVM.
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> And when did this happen? How long is LVM already beeing used?
I've been using LVM before that bug was filed. However, as I said,
I considered the upgrade path to be a serious problem which prevented
its inclusion. This has recently been resolved.
>> The only thing preventing its entry is an upgrade path to 2.5. Now that
>> LVM2 is in 2.5, LVM support will enter mkinitrd soon.
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> Fine. What about some indication about this progress in the BTS?
Doing so with this message.
>> Please get your facts straight, I've even posted the script on debian-user
>> which allows you to run lvm with mkinitrd.
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> Where is a reference to this script in the BTS?
Someone's posted a script there already.
> And what about that dynamic raid autodetection, IIRC I have already
> writen that you method (raidtools and static config) is bad. In the
> meantime I dicussed the problem with another DD and the best idea was
> patching mdadm to work directly with major/minor numbers.
Well I must say I missed that particular message since I was overseas
at the time. The issue there is we must preserve the RAID device
ordering or chaos will ensue. If you've got a patch that does that,
I'm sure it will speed up the resolution of this issue.
> May I suggest that you work together with others and do not ignore them
> or just keep them guessing about your actions (if there any)? IMO it is
If you write sensible things I will respond to you. If I don't please
resend your message as emails are unreliable.
Of course people filing bugs the way Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a
did will be treated the same.
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