Bug#749062: mdadm: add "containers" to emergency config file

[Michael Tokarev]

23.05.2014 19:03, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> If no mdadm.conf file is found in initramfs, the local-top mdadm script will create one on the fly like this:
> 
>   echo DEVICE partitions > $CONFIG
>   $MDADM --examine --scan >> $CONFIG
> 
> However, this config will fail to assemble Intel RAID (imsm) arrays, since those are "containers" and that needs to be explicitly added to the DEVICE line.
> 
> Also, from the manpage:
> 
>               If  no DEVICE line is present, then "DEVICE partitions contain-
>               ers" is assumed.
> 
> So please add "containers" to the DEVICE line or just leave out the DEVICE line completely.

I think we should just omit this line entirely and rely on mdadm defaults.
Maybe add it as a comment.

Thanks,

/mjt