Some time ago, and occasionally since, we've discussed altering the "RAID-n" terminology to change it to an "NcMsPp" format, where N is the number of copies, M is the number of (data) devices in a stripe per copy, and P is the number of parity devices in a stripe.
The current kernel implementation uses as many devices as it can in the striped modes (RAID-0, -10, -5, -6), and in this implementation, that is written as "Xs" (with a literal "X"). The Ms and Pp sections are omitted if the value is 1s or 0p. The magic look-up table for old-style / new-style is: single 1c (or omitted, in btrfs fi df output) RAID-0 1cXs RAID-1 2c DUP 2cd RAID-10 2cXs RAID-5 1cXs1p RAID-6 1cXs2p The following patch set modifies userspace tools to accept c/s/p formats in input (mkfs and the restriper). The older formats are also accepted. It also prints the newer formats by default in btrfs fi df, with an option to show the older format for the traditionalists, and to expand the abbreviation verbosely for those unfamiliar with it. v1 -> v2: Changed to use lower-case letters for c/s/p, for readability Changed mS to Xs for readability Added "explain" option to df Switched option parsing for df to getopt_long Hugo. Hugo Mills (5): Use NcMsPp format for mkfs Move parse_profile to utils.c Convert balance filter parser to use common NcMsPp replication-level parser Change output of btrfs fi df to report new (or old) RAID names Add man page description for NcMsPp replication levels cmds-balance.c | 23 +++---- cmds-filesystem.c | 173 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- man/btrfs.8.in | 16 +++++ man/mkfs.btrfs.8.in | 24 ++++++- mkfs.c | 35 +++-------- utils.c | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ utils.h | 1 + 7 files changed, 303 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-) -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html