gmirror balance model "prefer" doesnt work properly

[Eugene Grosbein]

16.08.2020 3:04, Wojciech Puchar wrote:

>>>          LIST_FOREACH(disk, &sc->sc_disks, d_next) {
>>>                  if (disk->d_state == G_MIRROR_DISK_STATE_ACTIVE)
>>>                          break;
>>>          }
>>>
>>>
>>> just take first active disk.
>>>
>>> why?
>>
>> The highest priority disk is supposed to be first in the list.  However,
>> the list is only sorted once the mirror is started, which is arguably
> 
> But is "higher priority" higher or lower number?

gmirror(8) manual page specifically says "biggest" is preferred (higher).