Re: [PATCH] md - 1 of 12 - Missing mddev_put in md resync code

On  March 12, skormilo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Neil,
> 
> Are these patches safe to apply against 2.4 kernels?

No.  There have been lots of changes since 2.4.  Some patches might
conceptually apply, but they would need a bit of work to make them
actually apply.

> 
> It looks like one or more of these might reduce the chances of the
> kernel oops I experience on occasion when manipulating arrays.

Would this be when removing a recently-failed device?  That can still
oops.  I should send in a patch for that...

> 
> Also, this appears to change some of the way rebuilds are done, and am
> interested to see if this impacts some of the rebuild performance issues
> I've been seeing.

These patches are about management, not performance.  They won't
affect rebuild performance at all.  It is already quite good in 2.4 I
believe.  But maybe my experience is different from your.

NeilBrown
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