On 2003-06-30T14:28:57,
   Gordon Henderson [off-list ref] said:

You are pedantically correct, but in the absence of anything else, at
least it could form a partial solution and let him know that a problem
exists which could them be actioned in some way before it becomes data
threatening.

No. The problem is that if badblocks returns anything on a md device,
the data _is_ already threatened beyond rescue.

A badblocks r/o test on the underlaying devices me be more sensible and
help to diagnose it a little, but it also won't verify consistency
between the drives.


Sincerely,
    Lars Marowsky-Brée [off-list ref]

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