# Re: \[PATCH v4\] mdadm/r5cache: allow adding journal to array without journal

- From: Jes Sorensen \<jes.sorensen@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2017-08-02 13:25:44 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2017/08/6636252
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2017/03/6635015/t.md

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On 03/28/2017 02:15 PM, jes.sorensen@gmail.com wrote:
> Song Liu [ref] writes:
>> Currently, --add-journal can be only used to recreate broken journal
>> for arrays with journal since  creation. As the kernel code getting
>> more mature, this constraint is no longer necessary.
>>
>> This patch allows --add-journal to add journal to array without
>> journal.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Song Liu <redacted>
>> ---
>>   Manage.c   | 6 ------
>>   mdadm.8.in | 5 ++---
>>   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> Applied!

It was pointed out to me that this patch never showed up in git.

After digging through my git tree a bit, I see no sign of having applied it :( Well it's in there now, apologies.

Kudos to Christian Schmidt for pointing this out.

Cheers,
Jes
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