From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 5 22:54:08 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0787106564A for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:54:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AF6B8FC0A for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:54:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q7F8Q-0006Cd-SU for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:54:06 +0200 Received: from pool-173-79-85-36.washdc.fios.verizon.net ([173.79.85.36]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:54:06 +0200 Received: from nightrecon by pool-173-79-85-36.washdc.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:54:06 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:54:45 -0400 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <20110405210721.GD64529@emmi.physik-pool.tu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-173-79-85-36.washdc.fios.verizon.net Subject: Re: Mentioning of geom in the handbook's RAID chapter. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:54:08 -0000 Leon Meßner wrote: > Hi, > > I recently searched google for "FreeBSD software raid" because i wanted > to compare the advice google gives me for creating a software raid in > linux and freebsd. First hit here was the link to the handbook page > (18.4). This page still is only talking about ccd and vinum. I know > there is a whole chapter about geom but why is there no mentioning about > that in the Storage.RAID part of the Handbook ? > This is mostly pure conjecture on my part, but I think it is most likely a separation between "old" and "new". The Handbook is maintained and contributed to in an ad-hoc manner over long periods of time by ever changing volunteers and I think there is a conservative approach to reorganizing or changing something someone else had contributed previously. The volunteer who wrote the GEOM chapter simply may not wish to alter what someone else contributed. Although not perfect, I still think the Handbook is one of the best examples of documentation around. -Mike