Re: [Announce] "iswraid" (ICH5R/ICH6R ataraid sub-driver) for 2.4.28-pre3

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 18:07:29 -0400, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > I may sound like an ignorant but...
> >
> > Why can't device mapper be merged into 2.4 instead?
> > Is there something wrong with 2.4 device mapper patch?
> >
> > It would more convenient (same driver for 2.4 and 2.6)
> > and would benefit users of other software RAIDs
> > (easier transition to 2.6).
> 
> OTOH, that would be introducing a brand new RAID/LVM subsystem in the
> middle of a stable series...

Quoting Marcelo:

> New drivers are OK, as long as they dont break existing setups,
> and if substantial amount of users will benefit from it.

IMHO both conditions are fulfilled.
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