nolan The operative paragraph in the document you cited is this:
"The recommended software RAID implementation in Linux* is the open source MD RAID package. Intel has enhanced MD RAID to support RST metadata and OROM and it is validated and supported by Intel for server platforms. There is a growing interest at OEMs in having Intel extend the validation and support for RST on mobile, desktop and workstation platforms in a Windows and Linux dual-boot environment."
In a nutshell: At this point, (1) Intel has not provided kernel support for RST, although there is "growing support" for Intel to provide support; (2) the kernel does not support RST but server users can use an open source non-Intel package to set up RAID; and (3) although it might be theoretically possible for a knowledgeable user to set up RST/RAID on a desktop/laptop, it is unsupported and at the desktop/laptop owner's risk.
