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    dm raid: add discard support for RAID levels 4, 5 and 6 · 48cf06bc
    Heinz Mauelshagen authored
    
    
    In case of RAID levels 4, 5 and 6 we have to verify each RAID members'
    ability to zero data on discards to avoid stripe data corruption -- if
    discard_zeroes_data is not set for each RAID member discard support must
    be disabled.  But given the uncertainty of whether or not a RAID member
    properly supports zeroing data on discard we require the user to
    explicitly allow discard support on RAID levels 4, 5, and 6 by setting
    a dm-raid module paramter, e.g.: dm-raid.devices_handle_discard_safely=Y
    Otherwise, discards could cause data corruption on RAID4/5/6.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarHeinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
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