# "mirror" - The original RAID1 implementation provided by LVM2/DM. It is
# characterized by a flexible log solution (core, disk, mirrored)
# and by the necessity to block I/O while reconfiguring in the
- # event of a failure. Snapshots of this type of RAID1 can be
- # problematic.
+ # event of a failure.
+ #
+ # There is an inherent race in the dmeventd failure handling
+ # logic with snapshots of devices using this type of RAID1 that
+ # in the worst case could cause a deadlock.
+ # Ref: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=817130#c10
#
# "raid1" - This implementation leverages MD's RAID1 personality through
# device-mapper. It is characterized by a lack of log options.