In 2.6.13, intent bitmaps are only supported with RAID1. Other levels
with redundancy are supported from 2.6.15.
-.SS BAD BLOCK LOG
+.SS BAD BLOCK LIST
From Linux 3.5 each device in an
.I md
When a block cannot be read and cannot be repaired by writing data
recovered from other devices, the address of the block is stored in
-the bad block log. Similarly if an attempt to write a block fails,
+the bad block list. Similarly if an attempt to write a block fails,
the address will be recorded as a bad block. If attempting to record
the bad block fails, the whole device will be marked faulty.
different devices can be faulty without taking the whole array out of
action.
-The log is particularly useful when recovering to a spare. If a few blocks
+The list is particularly useful when recovering to a spare. If a few blocks
cannot be read from the other devices, the bulk of the recovery can
-complete and those few bad blocks will be recorded in the bad block log.
+complete and those few bad blocks will be recorded in the bad block list.
.SS WRITE-BEHIND