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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-08-17 19:52:15 +0300 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2018-08-17 19:52:15 +0300 |
commit | b0e5c29426940bd6f137b6a3222fe87766323ae5 (patch) | |
tree | f005473e83be269f7a69a43af5c304a3fe4c3e0c /Documentation | |
parent | 2645b9d1a49c2c2cf23895657bdf9a56e07a4da8 (diff) | |
parent | 1e1132ea21da6d7be92a72195204379c819cb70b (diff) | |
download | linux-b0e5c29426940bd6f137b6a3222fe87766323ae5.tar.xz |
Merge tag 'for-4.19/dm-changes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/device-mapper/linux-dm
Pull device mapper updates from Mike Snitzer:
- A couple stable fixes for the DM writecache target.
- A stable fix for the DM cache target that fixes the potential for
data corruption after an unclean shutdown of a cache device using
writeback mode.
- Update DM integrity target to allow the metadata to be stored on a
separate device from data.
- Fix DM kcopyd and the snapshot target to cond_resched() where
appropriate and be more efficient with processing completed work.
- A few fixes and improvements for DM crypt.
- Add DM delay target feature to configure delay of flushes independent
of writes.
- Update DM thin-provisioning target to include metadata_low_watermark
threshold in pool status.
- Fix stale DM thin-provisioning Documentation.
* tag 'for-4.19/dm-changes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/device-mapper/linux-dm: (26 commits)
dm writecache: fix a crash due to reading past end of dirty_bitmap
dm crypt: don't decrease device limits
dm cache metadata: set dirty on all cache blocks after a crash
dm snapshot: remove stale FIXME in snapshot_map()
dm snapshot: improve performance by switching out_of_order_list to rbtree
dm kcopyd: avoid softlockup in run_complete_job
dm cache metadata: save in-core policy_hint_size to on-disk superblock
dm thin: stop no_space_timeout worker when switching to write-mode
dm kcopyd: return void from dm_kcopyd_copy()
dm thin: include metadata_low_watermark threshold in pool status
dm writecache: report start_sector in status line
dm crypt: convert essiv from ahash to shash
dm crypt: use wake_up_process() instead of a wait queue
dm integrity: recalculate checksums on creation
dm integrity: flush journal on suspend when using separate metadata device
dm integrity: use version 2 for separate metadata
dm integrity: allow separate metadata device
dm integrity: add ic->start in get_data_sector()
dm integrity: report provided data sectors in the status
dm integrity: implement fair range locks
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/device-mapper/delay.txt | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/device-mapper/dm-integrity.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt | 20 |
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/delay.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/delay.txt index 4b1d22a44ce4..6426c45273cb 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/delay.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/delay.txt @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Device-Mapper's "delay" target delays reads and/or writes and maps them to different devices. Parameters: - <device> <offset> <delay> [<write_device> <write_offset> <write_delay>] + <device> <offset> <delay> [<write_device> <write_offset> <write_delay> + [<flush_device> <flush_offset> <flush_delay>]] With separate write parameters, the first set is only used for reads. Offsets are specified in sectors. diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-integrity.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-integrity.txt index f33e3ade7a09..297251b0d2d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-integrity.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-integrity.txt @@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ internal_hash:algorithm(:key) (the key is optional) from an upper layer target, such as dm-crypt. The upper layer target should check the validity of the integrity tags. +recalculate + Recalculate the integrity tags automatically. It is only valid + when using internal hash. + journal_crypt:algorithm(:key) (the key is optional) Encrypt the journal using given algorithm to make sure that the attacker can't read the journal. You can use a block cipher here diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt index 3d01948ea061..883e7ca5f745 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt @@ -28,17 +28,18 @@ administrator some freedom, for example to: Status ====== -These targets are very much still in the EXPERIMENTAL state. Please -do not yet rely on them in production. But do experiment and offer us -feedback. Different use cases will have different performance -characteristics, for example due to fragmentation of the data volume. +These targets are considered safe for production use. But different use +cases will have different performance characteristics, for example due +to fragmentation of the data volume. If you find this software is not performing as expected please mail dm-devel@redhat.com with details and we'll try our best to improve things for you. -Userspace tools for checking and repairing the metadata are under -development. +Userspace tools for checking and repairing the metadata have been fully +developed and are available as 'thin_check' and 'thin_repair'. The name +of the package that provides these utilities varies by distribution (on +a Red Hat distribution it is named 'device-mapper-persistent-data'). Cookbook ======== @@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ ii) Status <transaction id> <used metadata blocks>/<total metadata blocks> <used data blocks>/<total data blocks> <held metadata root> ro|rw|out_of_data_space [no_]discard_passdown [error|queue]_if_no_space - needs_check|- + needs_check|- metadata_low_watermark transaction id: A 64-bit number used by userspace to help synchronise with metadata @@ -327,6 +328,11 @@ ii) Status thin-pool can be made fully operational again. '-' indicates needs_check is not set. + metadata_low_watermark: + Value of metadata low watermark in blocks. The kernel sets this + value internally but userspace needs to know this value to + determine if an event was caused by crossing this threshold. + iii) Messages create_thin <dev id> |