From f96c9f305c24a0d4a075e2c75aa6b417aa238687 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NeilBrown Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:50:07 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] md/raid0: improve error message when converting RAID4-with-spares to RAID0 Mentioning "bad disk number -1" exposes irrelevant internal detail. Just say they are inactive and must be removed. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown --- drivers/md/raid0.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c index d9babda..0505452 100644 --- a/drivers/md/raid0.c +++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c @@ -175,7 +175,13 @@ static int create_strip_zones(struct mddev *mddev, struct r0conf **private_conf) rdev1->new_raid_disk = j; } - if (j < 0 || j >= mddev->raid_disks) { + if (j < 0) { + printk(KERN_ERR + "md/raid0:%s: remove inactive devices before converting to RAID0\n", + mdname(mddev)); + goto abort; + } + if (j >= mddev->raid_disks) { printk(KERN_ERR "md/raid0:%s: bad disk number %d - " "aborting!\n", mdname(mddev), j); goto abort; -- 2.7.4