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+set -x -e
+
+# Test how <devname> and --name= are handled for create mode.
+# We need to check three properties, generated from those parameters:
+# - devnode name
+# - link in /dev/md/ (MD_DEVNAME property from --detail --export)
+# - name in metadata (MD_NAME property from --examine --export)
+
+function _verify() {
+ local DEVNODE_NAME="$1"
+ local WANTED_LINK="$2"
+ local WANTED_NAME="$3"
+
+ local RES="$(mdadm -D --export $DEVNODE_NAME | grep MD_DEVNAME)"
+ if [[ "$?" != "0" ]]; then
+ echo "Cannot get details for $DEVNODE_NAME - unexpected devnode."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ if [[ "$WANTED_LINK" != "empty" ]]; then
+ local EXPECTED="MD_DEVNAME=$WANTED_LINK"
+ if [[ "$RES" != "$EXPECTED" ]]; then
+ echo "$RES doesn't match $EXPECTED."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+ fi
+
+
+ local RES="$(mdadm -E --export $dev0 | grep MD_NAME)"
+ if [[ "$?" != "0" ]]; then
+ echo "Cannot get metadata from $dev0."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ local EXPECTED="MD_NAME=$(hostname):$WANTED_NAME"
+ if [[ "$RES" != "$EXPECTED" ]]; then
+ echo "$RES doesn't match $EXPECTED."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+}
+
+function _create() {
+ local DEVNAME=$1
+ local NAME=$2
+
+ if [[ -z "$NAME" ]]; then
+ mdadm -CR "$DEVNAME" -l0 -n 1 $dev0 --force
+ else
+ mdadm -CR "$DEVNAME" --name="$NAME" -l0 -n 1 $dev0 --force
+ fi
+
+ if [[ "$?" != "0" ]]; then
+ echo "Cannot create device."
+ exit 1
+ fi
+}
+
+# The most trivial case.
+_create "/dev/md/name"
+_verify "/dev/md127" "name" "name"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md127"
+
+_create "name"
+_verify "/dev/md127" "name" "name"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md127"
+
+# Use 'mdX' as name.
+_create "/dev/md/md0"
+_verify "/dev/md127" "md0" "md0"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md127"
+
+_create "md0"
+_verify "/dev/md127" "md0" "md0"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md127"
+
+# <devnode> is used to create MD_DEVNAME but, name is used to create MD_NAME.
+_create "/dev/md/devnode" "name"
+_verify "/dev/md127" "devnode" "name"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md127"
+
+_create "devnode" "name"
+_verify "/dev/md127" "devnode" "name"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md127"
+
+# Devnode points to /dev/ directory. MD_DEVNAME doesn't exist.
+_create "/dev/md0"
+_verify "/dev/md0" "empty" "0"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md0"
+
+# Devnode points to /dev/ directory and name is set.
+_create "/dev/md0" "name"
+_verify "/dev/md0" "empty" "name"
+mdadm -S "/dev/md0"