From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.3 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94915C64E7B for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:05:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45B4C2076C for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:05:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730394AbgK3WFH (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:05:07 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:33966 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1730391AbgK3WFG (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:05:06 -0500 Received: from u17383850.onlinehome-server.com (u17383850.onlinehome-server.com [IPv6:2607:f1c0:83f:ac00::a6:f62a]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2C70C0613CF for ; Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:04:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by u17383850.onlinehome-server.com (Postfix, from userid 5001) id 7613379C; Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:04:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 17:04:25 -0500 From: David T-G To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: partitions & filesystems Message-ID: <20201130220425.GY1415@justpickone.org> Reply-To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org References: <20201130200503.GV1415@justpickone.org> <01a571de-8ae8-3d9e-6f3d-16555ad93ea3@youngman.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <01a571de-8ae8-3d9e-6f3d-16555ad93ea3@youngman.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Wol, et al -- ...and then antlists said... % % On 30/11/2020 20:05, David T-G wrote: % > % >output because you have apparently created your filesystem on the entire % >device (hey, I didn't know one could do that!). % % That, actually, is the norm. It is NOT normal to partition a raid array. Oh! That's two things I've learned today :-) % ... % >So the display isn't interesting, although the logic behind that approach % >certainly is to me. % % Your approach seems to be at odds with *normal* practice, although Well, that isn't surprising; I haven't been a real^Wprofessional Sys Admin for a decade or more now. I don't by any means pretend to even think that I know what's what :-) I was happy to just be able to explain why the OP's "filesystem" was missing. % there is nothing wrong with it. At the end of the day, as far as % linux is concerned, one block device is much the same as any other. True. TMTOWTDI :-) % % Cheers, % Wol Thanks & HAND :-D -- David T-G See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/email/ See http://justpickone.org/davidtg/tofu.txt