On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 03:13:44PM +0100, Hans-Kristian Bakke wrote:
> Thank you.
> 
> Are the missing RAID5/6 standard features beeing worked on at the
> moment or could it just as well take several years until the basic
> features are in place and working?

   They're being worked on by Chris. He's been largely silent about
timescales and progress, though.

   Hugo.

> Mvh
> 
> Hans-Kristian Bakke
> 
> 
> On 24 November 2013 14:50, Hugo Mills <h...@carfax.org.uk> wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 02:47:56PM +0100, Hans-Kristian Bakke wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> What is the general state of btrfs RAID6 as of kernel 3.13-rc1 and the
> >> latest btrfs tools?
> >>
> >> More specifically:
> >> - Is it able to correct errors during scrubs?
> >
> >    Not yet, I believe.
> >
> >> - Is it able to transparently handle disk failures without downtime?
> >
> >    Not yet.
> >
> >> - Is it possible to convert btrfs RAID10 to RAID6 without recreating the 
> >> fs?
> >
> >    Yes.
> >
> >> - Is it possible to add/remove drives to a RAID6 array?
> >
> >    Yes.
> >
> >    HTH,
> >    Hugo.
> >
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Hans-Kristian
> >

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