X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=mdassemble.8;h=d0c83c39e22b2a2666218ae294496c5ec8f37c03;hb=7eef9be219d6ca1bf4329b6369b7cbf5d7922fc5;hp=0beddeb6d5fdd8262a6f92f58768f9dff0b89fd5;hpb=2a91e1491ef5cbc8c038f1cd9c3007fb40f56fa8;p=thirdparty%2Fmdadm.git diff --git a/mdassemble.8 b/mdassemble.8 index 0beddeb6..d0c83c39 100644 --- a/mdassemble.8 +++ b/mdassemble.8 @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ .\" -*- nroff -*- -.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v2.5.2 +.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v3.4 .SH NAME mdassemble \- assemble MD devices .I aka -Linux Software Raid. +Linux Software RAID .SH SYNOPSIS .BI mdassemble -.SH DESCRIPTION +.SH DESCRIPTION .B mdassemble is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an -initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs, it is meant to replace the in-kernel -automatic raid detection and activation. +initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs; it is meant to replace the in-kernel +automatic RAID detection and activation. It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like .B dietlibc, .B klibc @@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ or Invoking .B mdassemble has the same effect as invoking -.B mdadm --assemble --scan. +.B mdadm \-\-assemble \-\-scan. +.PP +Invoking +.B mdassemble +a second time will make all defined arrays readwrite, this is useful if +using the +.B start_ro +module parameter. .SH OPTIONS @@ -46,14 +53,13 @@ supports all configuration parameters defined in .B mdadm.conf with the exception of .B auto= -which is supported only if mdadm was built with the -.B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO +which is supported only if mdadm was built with the +.B \-DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO define. .SH SEE ALSO .PP .BR mdadm (8), .BR mdadm.conf (5), -.BR md (4). -.PP +.BR md (4), .BR diet (1).