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authorNeil Brown <neilb@suse.de>2003-07-28 23:59:00 +0000
committerNeil Brown <neilb@suse.de>2003-07-28 23:59:00 +0000
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.SS RAID4
A RAID4 array is like a RAID0 array with an extra device for storing
-parity. Unlike RAID0, RAID4 also requires that all stripes span all
+parity. This device is the last of the active devices in the
+array. Unlike RAID0, RAID4 also requires that all stripes span all
drives, so extra space on devices that are larger than the smallest is
wasted.