From 4224685fe9baf1df4c42bcb950c9a593efa0585f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NeilBrown Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 09:40:09 +1000 Subject: [RHEL7.5 PATCH 116/169] Mention "endian" in documentation for --update=byte-order This makes it easier to find as "endian" is a commonly used term. Reported-by: Trevor Cordes Signed-off-by: NeilBrown Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen --- mdadm.8.in | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in index fb99a5c..388e0ed 100644 --- a/mdadm.8.in +++ b/mdadm.8.in @@ -1264,7 +1264,8 @@ is correct. The .B byteorder option allows arrays to be moved between machines with different -byte-order. +byte-order, such as from a big-endian machine like a Sparc or some +MIPS machines, to a little-endian x86_64 machine. When assembling such an array for the first time after a move, giving .B "\-\-update=byteorder" will cause -- 2.7.4