Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:17:16 +1000 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: Mylex DAC vs RAM disk in 2.4.2 devfs |
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Russell Coker writes: > I have just upgraded a machine with a Mylex DAC hardware RAID controller to > kernel 2.4.2 with devfs. > > It seems that /dev/rd is used by both the RAM disk in the kernel and the > Mylex controller! > > This is wrong of course, there are two problems, one is the situation of what > happens if you need both Mylex RAID and a RAM disk. The other is the problem > that Mylex devices get treated as ram disks by devfsd which cause an upgrade > to break (the compatibility sym-links are not created correctly). > I believe that the RAM disk should be changed as /dev/rd has been used by > Mylex controllers for a long time. I am willing to submit patches to the > kernel and to devfsd if this suggestion is accepted and someone can suggest a > good directory name for ram-disks (I don't want to have the same problem > again).
Leonard and I are discussing the issue. We started at the kernel summit, but didn't have time to continue. I've sent him an email.
Regards,
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