* Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-24 13:16]: > Edd Barrett wrote: > > Is there any reason why we can not include a raid enabled kernel in > > the distribution? (not as default, but in the same way bsd.mp is). > > I believe this would save me (and others?) time when upgrading OpenBSD > > machines. > > The kernel would need static device node configuration, "device raid" > > and "option RAID_AUTOCONFIG" > > There may well be a very good reason this hasnt been done before which > > I have overlooked, and if so I apologise in advance. > For one, what if you don't want "RAID_AUTOCONFIG"? > It would save YOU time if we set the options you needed. If not, it > would cause more complaints about "how could you chose such an option?" > > Further, it would probably need to be TWO new kernels -- bsd.raid and > bsd.raid.rd, as you would need an install/maintenance kernel, too.
and bsd.raid.mp, too! rather then trying more stupid band-aids and wuergarounds it would be fantastic if someone could sit down and get us a software raid implementation that doesn't suck and thus can be included in the regular kernels. -- BS Web Services, http://www.bsws.de/ OpenBSD-based Webhosting, Mail Services, Managed Servers, ... Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie)
