debian mdadm TODO list ====================== - version-1 is a nightmare. E.g. on partitionable arrays, with / on /dev/md_d0p3, mdadm -Es ignores /dev/md_d0 and just uses the name, so /dev/md/. - figure out something about device names. - (better) udev integration - check whether mdadm.conf and system are consistent during initramfs creation and fail otherwise (#381303). - add code to compare existing and expected configuration, after standardising the files. In most cases, we'll have to answer DUNNO as to whether the existing configuration file is okay, but I guess in some cases we can determine that the configuration is okay. A conservative approach would be beneficial to the user. Not sure if it's worth the effort though. - one nice^W important thing would be to check device names and UUIDs at least. - verify operation without udev - udev removed before mdadm installed - udev removed after mdadm installed - more granular handling of init.d starts/stops, don't force all arrays to be started. - let user specify when to start/stop which array (#398310). - also only stop those array we started; this can be easily done with sentinels in $STATEDIR - manage DAEMON_OPTIONS with debconf