Bug#269727: Software RAID: mkinitrd.conf - mdadm or raidtools2 option

["Ilian Jovchev" <ilian@david.bg>]

Package: initrd-tools
Version: 0.1.74
Severity: normal

Hi,

I found folowing passage in mkinitrd manual.
{CUT}
If  both  mdadm(8)  and raidtools2 are installed, the former is preferred.
At the moment, mkinitrd uses the -D option of  mdadm(8) to discover the
constituent devices.  This means that only devices that are part of the
array at the  time  that  mkinitrd is run will be used later on.  This
problem does not exist when raidtools2 is used.
{CUT}

In my opinion, good benefit for will give an option in mkinitrd.conf, which
configure what tool is used to mount root md device (for compatibility by
default, that should be mdadm).

Versions of RAID tools packages:
ii  mdadm                     1.6.0-3
ii  raidtools2                 1.00.3-12.2


                                     Best Regards: Ilian Jovchev