[PATCH] Remove arbitrary md= boot device limit

[Dave Cinege]

linux-2.4.1p11-1/drivers/md/md.c
line 3643
-#define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS     8
+#define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS     MAX_MD_DEVS

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To:  Dave Cinege <[e-mail]>

On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Dave Cinege wrote:

> -#define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS     8
> +#define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS     MAX_MD_DEVS

sure this is fine.

        Ingo
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To:	Ingo Molnar <[e-mail]>

Devices above md8 will not be initialized when speced with md=.
Error ("md: Minor device number too high.\n");

The limitation is imposed by
        #define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS        8
However it appears arbitray to me. Doesn't make much sence since you can create
/dev/md100 and it may well be the only md device you have...

Is there any reason the next 2.4.1 prepatch should not include this?

-#define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS       8
+#define MAX_MD_BOOT_DEVS       MAX_MD_DEVS

(If not I assume you will be submitting this to Linus...)

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