[syslinux] extlinux: doubts about --raid option

[H. Peter Anvin]

Giulio Orsero wrote:
> Does this mean that without "--raid" I can boot if a drive is missing (this
> is what I tested), but if the failing disk is present and not wotking
> properly, then I need --raid?

Yes, that's what it means.

> Is the fact that "--raid" is not referenced in extlinux.txt just due to the
> doc needing an update? Or maybe is it an option to be used in special cases
> only/deprecated?

The docs are in horrible shape, and yes, it's just an omission.

I would really more than anything else like to see the docs move to the 
man pages and the Wiki.

	-hpa