Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:42:01 +0100 From: Richard Tector <richardtector@thekeelecentre.com> To: Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Switchover to CAM ATA? Message-ID: <4BD0A689.8000508@thekeelecentre.com> In-Reply-To: <4BD099E6.6000402@FreeBSD.org> References: <4BD06BD9.6030401@FreeBSD.org> <4BD099E6.6000402@FreeBSD.org>
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On 22/04/2010 19:48, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Alexander Motin wrote: >> So what is the public opinion: Is the lack of ataraid(4) fatal or we can >> live without it? > > I believe it's fatal in long run. This would present significant > challenge for users who rely on this functionality from upgrading from > 8.x to 9.0 later on. Especially for ones using striped disks and RAID5. > > Therefore while it's no problem to have it in HEAD for now, but it > will have to be addressed before the release. Could I also add that the removal of ataraid would affect those users who dual-boot with Windows and rely on the psuedo-raid provided by most Intel chipsets to be able to share the same pair of disks. Regards, Richard
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