Bug 452441

Description of problem:
It is not possible to create (and install) into a software (md) RAID1 array
consisting of one device only. For example something like this:

# cat /proc/mdstat
...
md2 : active raid1 sdb3[0]
      155131584 blocks [1/1] [U]
...

# mdadm --verbose --examine --scan
...
ARRAY /dev/md2 level=raid1 num-devices=1 UUID=d14dced6:c8d333d3:bf1ade60:6e302053
   devices=/dev/sdb3
...


The same is probably true for RAID0 arrays as well.

I run into this problem when reinstalling my Fedora 7 box to Fedora 9:
- I had Fedora 7 installed on a RAID1 array consisting of two devices (usual
scenario)
- before the reinstall I had removed one of the devices from the RAID1 array
thus creating a 'degenerated' yet legal RAID1 configuration and freeing the
removed device for a fresh install
- I hoped to create similar 'degenerated' RAID1 array on the freed device,
perform a fresh install to this array, then migrate some data from the original
array to the new one and finally add the original device as a second device to
the new array (thus having the usual configuration again)

Unfortunately anaconda does not allow creating (neither installing to) RAID1
arrays consisting of one device only.

Presumably this just to prevent a user from creating such 'degenerated'
configuration by mistake as such a configuration poses no problem for the later
stages of the installation process.
At least it worked for me after I had relaxed the checks (see the attached
patch) performed by anaconda for the number of devices in RAID arrays.

I think that a user should be allowed to create any RAID configuration he/she
sees fit. Perhaps with some warnings in case the configuration is similarly
'degenerated' as mine.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
11.4.0.82-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start Fedora installation process 
2. get to the custom disk setup step of the installation
3. create a single software RAID partition
4. try to create a RAID array
  
Actual results:
It is not possible to create the RAID array, at least two software RAID
partitions are required.

Expected results:
It should be possible to create a RAID0 or RAID1 array on one software RAID
partition only. Perhaps after acknowledging a warning that such a configuration
does not possess the properties (fault tolerance, performance) that might be
expected from a RAID array of the specified level.

Additional info:
The attached patch is barely more than the minimal amount of changes need to
make graphical mode anaconda installer to create and install into a RAID1 array
consisting of a single RAID partition only. Specifically it does not touch the
text mode installer nor does introduce the kind of warnings mentioned earlier.