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diff --git a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.3 b/ANNOUNCE-3.1.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 95b2b6c..0000000 --- a/ANNOUNCE-3.1.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Subject: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 3.1.3 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux - -I am pleased to announce the availability of - mdadm version 3.1.3 - -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/stability release over 3.1.2 - -Significant changes are: - - mapfile now lives in a fixed location which default to - /dev/.mdadm/map but can be changed at compile time. This - location is choses and most distros provide it during early - boot and preserve it through. As long a /dev exists and is - writable, /dev/.mdadm will be created. - Other files file communication with mdmon live here too. - This fixes a bug reported by Debian and Gentoo users where - udev would spin in early-boot. - - IMSM and DDF metadata will not be recognised on partitions - as they should only be used on whole-disks. - - Various overflows causes by 2G drives have been addressed. - - A subarray of an IMSM contain can now be killed with - --kill-subarray. Also subarrays can be renamed with - --update-subarray - - -If (or --incremental --fail) can be used from udev to - fail and remove from all arrays a device which has been - unplugged from the system. i.e. hot-unplug-support. - - "mdadm /dev/mdX --re-add missing" will look for any device - that looks like it should be a member of /dev/mdX but isn't - and will automatically --re-add it - - Now compile with -Wextra to get extra warnings. - - Lots of minor bug fixes, documentation improvements, etcc - -This release is believed to be stable and you should feel free to -upgrade to 3.1.3 - -It is expected that the next release will be 3.2 with a number of new -features. 3.1.4 will only happen if important bugs show up before 3.2 -is stable. - -NeilBrown 6th August 2010 |