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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt b/kernel/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt index 68c0f517c..785eab87a 100644 --- a/kernel/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt +++ b/kernel/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt @@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ Status <#read hits> <#read misses> <#write hits> <#write misses> <#demotions> <#promotions> <#dirty> <#features> <features>* <#core args> <core args>* <policy name> <#policy args> <policy args>* +<cache metadata mode> metadata block size : Fixed block size for each metadata block in sectors @@ -251,8 +252,18 @@ core args : Key/value pairs for tuning the core e.g. migration_threshold policy name : Name of the policy #policy args : Number of policy arguments to follow (must be even) -policy args : Key/value pairs - e.g. sequential_threshold +policy args : Key/value pairs e.g. sequential_threshold +cache metadata mode : ro if read-only, rw if read-write + In serious cases where even a read-only mode is deemed unsafe + no further I/O will be permitted and the status will just + contain the string 'Fail'. The userspace recovery tools + should then be used. +needs_check : 'needs_check' if set, '-' if not set + A metadata operation has failed, resulting in the needs_check + flag being set in the metadata's superblock. The metadata + device must be deactivated and checked/repaired before the + cache can be made fully operational again. '-' indicates + needs_check is not set. Messages -------- |