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diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.1 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 9e480dc..0000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.1 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.1 - -It is available at the usual places: - countrycode=xx. - http://www.${countrycode}kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/ -and via git at - git://neil.brown.name/mdadm - http://neil.brown.name/git?p=mdadm - -This is a bugfix release over 3.1, which was withdrawn due to serious -bugs. So it might be best to ignore 3.1 and say that this is a significant -feature release over 3.0.x - -Significant changes are: - - RAID level conversion between RAID1, RAID5, and RAID6 are - possible were the kernel supports it (2.6.32 at least) - - online chunksize and layout changing for RAID5 and RAID6 - where the kernel supports it. - - reduce the number of devices in a RAID4/5/6 array. - - - The default metadata is not v1.1. This metadata is stored at the - start of the device so is safer in many ways but could interfere with - boot loaded. The old default (0.90) is still available and fully - supported. - - - The default chunksize is now 512K rather than 64K. This seems more - appropriate for modern devices. - - - The default bitmap chunksize for internal bitmaps is now at least - 64Meg as fine grained bitmaps tend to impact performance more for - little extra gain. - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.1. - -NeilBrown 19th November 2009 |