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Date:      Sat, 31 Jan 2004 00:22:16 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no>
Cc:        FreeBSD current users <current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ata0-raid oddness.
Message-ID:  <20040131082216.GG18624@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <xzpbrous0tw.fsf@dwp.des.no>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0401231406000.41030-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <40119E16.1010802@FreeBSDsystems.COM> <xzpbrous0tw.fsf@dwp.des.no>

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On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 12:27:07AM +0100, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote:
> Lanny Baron <lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM> writes:
> > That is correct. ad0 and ad1 are subdisks of respective ar*
> 
> it is *not* correct - ad0 and ad1 should not be shown when they are
> members of an active array, as any attempt to partition and label them
> directly is likely to corrupt the array.

older ATA didn't show the members of an active array.  ATAng started
showing them. :-(  I asked sos about it and he said they'ed be exposed
for a while until he finished some things he was working on.

Maybe sos can update us on the state of things and the plans.


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