Date:   Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:29:13 +0200 (MET DST)
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@valerie.inf.elte.hu>
To:     linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: RELEASE: RAID-0,1,4,5 patch 1999.07.13 for 2.2.10 and 2.0.37


i have released Linux-RAID 1999.07.13, you can find the patches
raid0145-19990713-2.0.37.gz, raid0145-19990713-2.2.10.gz and
raidtools-19990713-0.90.tar.gz in the usual alpha directory:

        http://www.<country>.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/alpha

[mirrors should have synced up by the time you receive this email]

the patch adds the following new features:

	- the failed-disk patch from Martin Bene <mb@sime.com>. With this
	  feature it's possible to recreate arbitrary RAID superblock
	  state. It's also used to install RAID1-only systems easier.

	- new super-fast PIII/KNI RAID-checksumming assembly routines from
	  Zach Brown <zab@redhat.com> and Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com>.
	  These new checksumming routines not only speed RAID5 writes and
	  reconstruction up significantly on PIII boxes, but also use the
	  new KNI cache-control instructions to reduce cache footprint.

	- initial SMP threading of RAID5 - RAID5 will be fully SMP
	  threaded by 2.4 time.

bugfixes in this release (only the resync bug was serious): 

	- some annoying documentation and sample config file errors got
	  corrected

	- raidtools abort message updated

	- the 'hanging resync' bug, triggered by 2.2.8 fixed

	- a slightly rewritten version of the small raid0.c additional
	  sanity check patch floating around on linux-raid - we'll see
	  wether it makes a difference.

	- *WARNING*. The 2.0.37 RAID-patch includes the 'EGCS patch', so
	  if you have applied the EGCS patch you'll get rejects.

... and other small stuff. Let me know if i've missed something.

While these changes might sound extensive, they are well-tested, thanks to
Mike Black and others. 

enjoy,

-- mingo