md updates for 3.9

mostly little bugfixes.
 Only "feature" is a new RAID10 layout which slightly
 improves the number of sets of devices that can concurrently
 fail, without data loss.
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Merge tag 'md-3.9' of git://neil.brown.name/md

Pull md updates from NeilBrown:
 "Mostly little bugfixes.

  Only "feature" is a new RAID10 layout which slightly improves the
  number of sets of devices that can concurrently fail, without data
  loss."

* tag 'md-3.9' of git://neil.brown.name/md:
  md: expedite metadata update when switching  read-auto -> active
  md: remove CONFIG_MULTICORE_RAID456
  md/raid1,raid10: fix deadlock with freeze_array()
  md/raid0: improve error message when converting RAID4-with-spares to RAID0
  md: raid0: fix error return from create_stripe_zones.
  md: fix two bugs when attempting to resize RAID0 array.
  DM RAID: Add support for MD's RAID10 "far" and "offset" algorithms
  MD RAID10: Improve redundancy for 'far' and 'offset' algorithms (part 2)
  MD RAID10: Improve redundancy for 'far' and 'offset' algorithms (part 1)
  MD RAID10: Minor non-functional code changes
  md: raid1,10: Handle REQ_WRITE_SAME flag in write bios
  md: protect against crash upon fsync on ro array
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Linus Torvalds 2013-03-05 17:22:08 -08:00
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@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ The target is named "raid" and it accepts the following parameters:
raid10 Various RAID10 inspired algorithms chosen by additional params
- RAID10: Striped Mirrors (aka 'Striping on top of mirrors')
- RAID1E: Integrated Adjacent Stripe Mirroring
- RAID1E: Integrated Offset Stripe Mirroring
- and other similar RAID10 variants
Reference: Chapter 4 of
@ -64,15 +65,15 @@ The target is named "raid" and it accepts the following parameters:
synchronisation state for each region.
[raid10_copies <# copies>]
[raid10_format near]
[raid10_format <near|far|offset>]
These two options are used to alter the default layout of
a RAID10 configuration. The number of copies is can be
specified, but the default is 2. There are other variations
to how the copies are laid down - the default and only current
option is "near". Near copies are what most people think of
with respect to mirroring. If these options are left
unspecified, or 'raid10_copies 2' and/or 'raid10_format near'
are given, then the layouts for 2, 3 and 4 devices are:
specified, but the default is 2. There are also three
variations to how the copies are laid down - the default
is "near". Near copies are what most people think of with
respect to mirroring. If these options are left unspecified,
or 'raid10_copies 2' and/or 'raid10_format near' are given,
then the layouts for 2, 3 and 4 devices are:
2 drives 3 drives 4 drives
-------- ---------- --------------
A1 A1 A1 A1 A2 A1 A1 A2 A2
@ -85,6 +86,33 @@ The target is named "raid" and it accepts the following parameters:
3-device layout is what might be called a 'RAID1E - Integrated
Adjacent Stripe Mirroring'.
If 'raid10_copies 2' and 'raid10_format far', then the layouts
for 2, 3 and 4 devices are:
2 drives 3 drives 4 drives
-------- -------------- --------------------
A1 A2 A1 A2 A3 A1 A2 A3 A4
A3 A4 A4 A5 A6 A5 A6 A7 A8
A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A9 A10 A11 A12
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
A2 A1 A3 A1 A2 A2 A1 A4 A3
A4 A3 A6 A4 A5 A6 A5 A8 A7
A6 A5 A9 A7 A8 A10 A9 A12 A11
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
If 'raid10_copies 2' and 'raid10_format offset', then the
layouts for 2, 3 and 4 devices are:
2 drives 3 drives 4 drives
-------- ------------ -----------------
A1 A2 A1 A2 A3 A1 A2 A3 A4
A2 A1 A3 A1 A2 A2 A1 A4 A3
A3 A4 A4 A5 A6 A5 A6 A7 A8
A4 A3 A6 A4 A5 A6 A5 A8 A7
A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A9 A10 A11 A12
A6 A5 A9 A7 A8 A10 A9 A12 A11
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Here we see layouts closely akin to 'RAID1E - Integrated
Offset Stripe Mirroring'.
<#raid_devs>: The number of devices composing the array.
Each device consists of two entries. The first is the device
containing the metadata (if any); the second is the one containing the
@ -142,3 +170,5 @@ Version History
1.3.0 Added support for RAID 10
1.3.1 Allow device replacement/rebuild for RAID 10
1.3.2 Fix/improve redundancy checking for RAID10
1.4.0 Non-functional change. Removes arg from mapping function.
1.4.1 Add RAID10 "far" and "offset" algorithm support.