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-rw-r--r--mdadm.8.in9
-rw-r--r--mdadm.c5
-rw-r--r--super0.c7
-rw-r--r--super1.c7
4 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index 1cfd9170..4fc94396 100644
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ argument given to this flag can be one of
.BR resync ,
.BR byteorder ,
.BR devicesize ,
+.BR no\-bitmap ,
or
.BR super\-minor .
@@ -985,7 +986,7 @@ counts of total, working, active, failed, and spare devices.
The
.B devicesize
-will rarely be of use. It applies to version 1.1 and 1.2 metadata
+option will rarely be of use. It applies to version 1.1 and 1.2 metadata
only (where the metadata is at the start of the device) and is only
useful when the component device has changed size (typically become
larger). The version 1 metadata records the amount of the device that
@@ -999,6 +1000,12 @@ This will cause
to determine the maximum usable amount of space on each device and
update the relevant field in the metadata.
+The
+.B no\-bitmap
+option can be used when an array has an internal bitmap which is
+corrupt in some way so that assembling the array normally fails. It
+will cause any internal bitmap to be ignored.
+
.ig
.TP
.B \-\-auto\-update\-homehost
diff --git a/mdadm.c b/mdadm.c
index aa41129b..ea518f15 100644
--- a/mdadm.c
+++ b/mdadm.c
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
continue;
if (strcmp(update, "devicesize")==0)
continue;
+ if (strcmp(update, "no-bitmap")==0)
+ continue;
if (strcmp(update, "byteorder")==0) {
if (ss) {
fprintf(stderr, Name ": must not set metadata type with --update=byteorder.\n");
@@ -718,7 +720,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
}
fprintf(outf, "Valid --update options are:\n"
" 'sparc2.2', 'super-minor', 'uuid', 'name', 'resync',\n"
- " 'summaries', 'homehost', 'byteorder', 'devicesize'.\n");
+ " 'summaries', 'homehost', 'byteorder', 'devicesize',\n"
+ " 'no-bitmap'\n");
exit(outf == stdout ? 0 : 2);
case O(INCREMENTAL,NoDegraded):
diff --git a/super0.c b/super0.c
index 1fcdd24c..d69d0c04 100644
--- a/super0.c
+++ b/super0.c
@@ -418,8 +418,9 @@ static int update_super0(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info,
char *devname, int verbose,
int uuid_set, char *homehost)
{
- /* NOTE: for 'assemble' and 'force' we need to return non-zero if any change was made.
- * For others, the return value is ignored.
+ /* NOTE: for 'assemble' and 'force' we need to return non-zero
+ * if any change was made. For others, the return value is
+ * ignored.
*/
int rv = 0;
mdp_super_t *sb = st->sb;
@@ -548,6 +549,8 @@ static int update_super0(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info,
bm = (struct bitmap_super_s*)(sb+1);
uuid_from_super0(st, (int*)bm->uuid);
}
+ } else if (strcmp(update, "no-bitmap") == 0) {
+ sb->state &= ~(1<<MD_SB_BITMAP_PRESENT);
} else if (strcmp(update, "_reshape_progress")==0)
sb->reshape_position = info->reshape_progress;
else
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index 6974daa0..ee940333 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -662,8 +662,9 @@ static int update_super1(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info,
char *devname, int verbose,
int uuid_set, char *homehost)
{
- /* NOTE: for 'assemble' and 'force' we need to return non-zero if any change was made.
- * For others, the return value is ignored.
+ /* NOTE: for 'assemble' and 'force' we need to return non-zero
+ * if any change was made. For others, the return value is
+ * ignored.
*/
int rv = 0;
struct mdp_superblock_1 *sb = st->sb;
@@ -754,6 +755,8 @@ static int update_super1(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info,
bm = (struct bitmap_super_s*)(st->sb+1024);
memcpy(bm->uuid, sb->set_uuid, 16);
}
+ } else if (strcmp(update, "no-bitmap") == 0) {
+ sb->feature_map &= ~__cpu_to_le32(MD_FEATURE_BITMAP_OFFSET);
} else if (strcmp(update, "homehost") == 0 &&
homehost) {
char *c;