Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 13:05:04 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: sos@freebsd.dk Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, john_wilson100@excite.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, sos@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HPT370 RAID or Vinum? Message-ID: <200111112105.fABL54801504@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 11 Nov 2001 09:33:56 %2B0100." <200111110833.fAB8Xun88149@freebsd.dk>
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> > These "cheap controllers" don't have any algorithms at all to speak o=
f; =
> > they're just ATA controllers with BIOS code that supposedly understan=
ds =
> > striping/mirroring.
> =
> There is no algorithm to speak of involved with striping, and just =
> a little more in mirroring in the error case, but anyways..
Unless you've fixed it, the error case handling in mirror mode is busted =
as well.
> > The "algorithms" are in the 'ar' driver, which should really just be =
a =
> > vinum shim.
> =
> Well, the way vinum is implemented that wont work unfortunately.
There's no reason that 'ar' and Vinum couldn't be fixed to play together.=
Or at least, no technical reason.
-- =
=2E.. every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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