Bug#462154: mdadm: It's not only --monitor --scan

[Christian Pernegger]

>  > ...
>  > segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 0000000000412d2c rsp 00007fffa08b5b70 error 4
>  > segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 0000000000412d2c rsp 00007fff78944c00 error 4
>  > segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 0000000000412d2c rsp 00007fffc0bf9eb0 error 4
>
>  If this is at all repeatable, then it would be great if you can run it under 'gdb' and get a stack trace.

It repeats just fine, I just haven't managed to trigger it manually :(

Might just be this, though (abridged):

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from: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams at intel.com>
to:      linux-raid at vger.kernel.org,
date	Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:01 PM
subject	Re: segfault in mdadm v2.6.4

There is a known issue with arrays in the "read-auto" state and "mdadm
--monitor".  The attached patch addresses this.
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I have attached said patch, maybe it should be included in the Debian package?

Cheers,

C.
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