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Hi folks, |
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does anyone know an (virtual) block device which can do automatic |
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defect management (if the underlying disks have badblocks) ? |
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My idea goes like this: |
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* one or more devices are assigned to one block device |
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* a bunch of spare blocks are reserved for defect management |
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(so the device looks smaller than the sum of assigned disks) |
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* if an badblock is detected, it's automatically remapped |
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to an spare block |
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In fact, just what drive-internal defect manangement does, but |
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at OS / driver level. |
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cu |
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Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ |
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Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: |
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http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce |
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Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: |
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http://patches.metux.de/ |
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