Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 20:58:53 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@internetcds.com>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: md disks more than one from a kldload? Message-ID: <20010519205853.C2145@tao.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <15109.57251.399660.735758@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>; from gallatin@cs.duke.edu on Fri, May 18, 2001 at 10:51:15PM -0400 References: <20010518155018.C85928@apocalypse.cdsnet.net> <15109.57251.399660.735758@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 10:51:15PM -0400, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > Jaye Mathisen writes: > > > > I kldload md.ko. First md device comes up just peachy. > > > > however, attempts to now create an md1 fail with device not > > configured. > > If you're feeling brave, I just back ported the all-singing / > all-dancing md device from -current today (I wanted a > size-configurable, non MFS malloc disk for something). I haven't > pushed it very hard, but multiple disks appear to work from a module. > > Apply the patch at http://people.freebsd.org/~gallatin/md.diff > Then grab sys/sys/mdioctl.h and sbin/mdconfig from -current. > You'll need to make the mdctl device node yourself (95, 0xffff00ff) > > If anybody else feels like testing this, please do so. Is there > some interest an MFC? I was thinking about doing this, but several people have objected to an MFC on the basis that lots of people already use md on -stable, and the new md is a slightly different animal. Joe [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjsG0HwACgkQXVIcjOaxUBYN4wCgrqST1Er8pRufOmx2n4LzDBs0 vlMAmwXTgXm0mpjG6VRrCHa9kMe5Auxx =eEk/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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