Poul-Henning Kamp verily doth sez:
# In message <199610010231.TAA26710@siva>, greywolf writes:
# >Poul-Henning Kamp sez:
# ># 
# ># Yes we want this.
# ># 
# ># >What, aside from extendable partitions, would LVM give us over CCD?
# ># 
# ># Architecture instead of hacks.
# >
# >Methinks I detect a hint of elitism in that statement.
# 
# Over here we call it "good taste" :-)

This might explain the linguistic differences between internationally
varied euphemisms :-).

Glad to see you kept a good humour about it -- I was waiting for the flames,
although I must warn that I have a fireproof cloak of magic resistance as
well as a ring of fire resistance on my person at all times... :-)

I don't think that the CCD stuff is a hack, exactly.  True, it wasn't
gloriously conceived, drafted, and architected over a period of years,
but it DID provide some very necessary functionality.

I must hold strong in support of Jason, though, in part because I've
talked to him and he doesn't take stuff like this lightly -- he did
the CCD in earnest and meant to do it well.  It's basic, to be sure,
but it _works_.

The other reason is that he just seems to make sense:  Why would you want
your root device striped?  The KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid (in
case anyone doesn't know :-))) seems to really apply, here:  the less
metadata, the better.  I could see striping /usr, but not the partition
from which I boot.  That would just be too hairy.

# 

				--*greywolf;