Re: [PATCH - mdadm] mdopen: always try create_named_array()

[Jes Sorensen]

On 3/13/23 20:06, NeilBrown wrote:
> 
> mdopen() will use create_named_array() to ask the kernel to create the
> given md array, but only if it is given a number or name.
> If it is NOT given a name and is required to choose one itself using
> find_free_devnm() it does NOT use create_named_array().
> 
> On kernels with CONFIG_BLOCK_LEGACY_AUTOLOAD not set, this can result in
> failure to assemble an array.  This can particularly seen when the
> "name" of the array begins with a host name different to the name of the
> host running the command.
> 
> So add the missing call to create_named_array().
> 
> Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217074
> Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx>

Applied!

Thanks,
Jes