Please explain status/background of /dev/mdX versus /dev/md/X

[Frans Pop]

On Tuesday 22 April 2008, Frans Pop wrote:
> Here are some of the inconsistencies I've noticed:
> - /dev/mdX and /dev/md/X are created with different permissions

Forgot to specify that. At least in D-I I see that /dev/mdX is owned by 
root:root, while /dev/md/X is owned by root:disk.
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