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72 lines
3.3 KiB
72 lines
3.3 KiB
lib/metadata/raid_manip.c | 4 ++-- |
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tools/args.h | 14 +++++++++----- |
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tools/command-lines.in | 2 +- |
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3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) |
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diff --git a/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c b/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c |
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index 8f78e1a..705a7f9 100644 |
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--- a/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c |
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+++ b/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c |
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@@ -3563,7 +3563,7 @@ int lv_raid_merge(struct logical_volume *image_lv) |
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struct volume_group *vg = image_lv->vg; |
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if (image_lv->status & LVM_WRITE) { |
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- log_error("%s is not read-only - refusing to merge.", |
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+ log_error("%s cannot be merged because --trackchanges was not used.", |
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display_lvname(image_lv)); |
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return 0; |
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} |
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@@ -3572,7 +3572,7 @@ int lv_raid_merge(struct logical_volume *image_lv) |
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return_0; |
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if (!(p = strstr(lv_name, "_rimage_"))) { |
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- log_error("Unable to merge non-mirror image %s.", |
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+ log_error("Unable to merge non-raid image %s.", |
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display_lvname(image_lv)); |
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return 0; |
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} |
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diff --git a/tools/args.h b/tools/args.h |
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index b80b8da..abe193c 100644 |
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--- a/tools/args.h |
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+++ b/tools/args.h |
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@@ -611,7 +611,9 @@ arg(splitcache_ARG, '\0', "splitcache", 0, 0, 0, |
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arg(splitmirrors_ARG, '\0', "splitmirrors", number_VAL, 0, 0, |
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"Splits the specified number of images from a raid1 or mirror LV\n" |
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"and uses them to create a new LV. If --trackchanges is also specified,\n" |
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- "changes to the raid1 LV are tracked while the split LV remains detached.\n") |
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+ "changes to the raid1 LV are tracked while the split LV remains detached.\n" |
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+ "If --name is specified, then the images are permanently split from the\n" |
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+ "original LV and changes are not tracked.\n") |
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arg(splitsnapshot_ARG, '\0', "splitsnapshot", 0, 0, 0, |
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"Separates a COW snapshot from its origin LV. The LV that is split off\n" |
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@@ -691,10 +693,12 @@ arg(thinpool_ARG, '\0', "thinpool", lv_VAL, 0, 0, |
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arg(trackchanges_ARG, '\0', "trackchanges", 0, 0, 0, |
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"Can be used with --splitmirrors on a raid1 LV. This causes\n" |
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"changes to the original raid1 LV to be tracked while the split images\n" |
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- "remain detached. This allows the read-only detached image(s) to be\n" |
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- "merged efficiently back into the raid1 LV later. Only the regions with\n" |
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- "changed data are resynchronized during merge. (This option only applies\n" |
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- "when using the raid1 LV type.)\n") |
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+ "remain detached. This is a temporary state that allows the read-only\n" |
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+ "detached image to be merged efficiently back into the raid1 LV later.\n" |
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+ "Only the regions with changed data are resynchronized during merge.\n" |
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+ "While a raid1 LV is tracking changes, operations on it are limited to\n" |
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+ "merging the split image (see --mergemirrors) or permanently splitting\n" |
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+ "the image (see --splitmirrors with --name.\n") |
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/* TODO: hide this? */ |
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arg(trustcache_ARG, '\0', "trustcache", 0, 0, 0, |
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diff --git a/tools/command-lines.in b/tools/command-lines.in |
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index b7aefa3..a8c06ba 100644 |
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--- a/tools/command-lines.in |
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+++ b/tools/command-lines.in |
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@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ lvconvert --splitmirrors Number --trackchanges LV_raid1_cache |
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OO: OO_LVCONVERT |
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OP: PV ... |
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ID: lvconvert_split_mirror_images |
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-DESC: Split images from a raid1 LV and track changes to origin. |
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+DESC: Split images from a raid1 LV and track changes to origin for later merge. |
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RULE: all not lv_is_locked lv_is_pvmove |
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lvconvert --mergemirrors LV_linear_raid|VG|Tag ...
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