Bug#534470: Using mdadm 2.6.7.2 to assemble a raid array created with mdadm 1.9.0 will corrupt it making mdadm 1.9.0 to crash when trying to reassemble

[martin f krafft]

severity 534470 wishlist
retitle 534470 mdadm should check version to ensure not to corrupt an old array
tags 534470 confirmed help upstream
thanks

also sprach RUSSOTTO François-Xavier 200103 <francois-xavier.russotto at cea.fr> [2009.12.02.0407 +1300]:
> As I suggested to Neil: prior to auto-remount a raid array, the
> raid tool should perform a version checking so that, at least,
> user is warned that the raid array might be corrupt performing
> such operation.

Neil, does this sound like a feasible solution to
http://bugs.debian.org/534470?

Thanks,

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