Default to --auto=yes

[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / mdopen.c

diff --git a/mdopen.c b/mdopen.c
index ce3a12e8c2fff377a83a073a0884ef884044b77a..9f3dfb8465ec31a10b72e8816ea7c93ef7b81321 100644 (file)
--- a/mdopen.c
+++ b/mdopen.c
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ int open_mddev(char *dev, int autof)
                                dev);
                        return -1;
                }
-               if (autof == 2 && stb.st_mode == 0 && !is_standard(dev, NULL)) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, Name ": --auto=yes requires a 'standard' md device name, not %s\n", dev);
-                       return -1;
-               }
                /* check major number is correct */
                num = -1;
                std = is_standard(dev, &num);
@@ -146,19 +142,23 @@ int open_mddev(char *dev, int autof)
                switch(autof) {
                case 2: /* only create is_standard names */
                        if (!std && !stb.st_mode) {
-                               fprintf(stderr, Name ": --auto=yes requires a 'standard' md device name, not %s\n", dev);
+                               fprintf(stderr, Name
+                       ": %s does not exist and is not a 'standard' name "
+                       "so it cannot be created\n", dev);
                                return -1;
                        }
                        break;
                case 3: /* create md, reject std>0 */
                        if (std > 0) {
-                               fprintf(stderr, Name ": that --auto option not compatable with device named %s\n", dev);
+                               fprintf(stderr, Name ": that --auto option "
+                               "not compatable with device named %s\n", dev);
                                return -1;
                        }
                        break;
                case 4: /* create mdp, reject std<0 */
                        if (std < 0) {
-                               fprintf(stderr, Name ": that --auto option not compatable with device named %s\n", dev);
+                               fprintf(stderr, Name ": that --auto option "
+                               "not compatable with device named %s\n", dev);
                                return -1;
                        }
                        break;