Patch name: lvm-mirrored-log-man-page-updates.patch Man page updates for the new 'mirrored' log type. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@xxxxxxxxxx> Index: LVM2/man/lvconvert.8.in =================================================================== --- LVM2.orig/man/lvconvert.8.in +++ LVM2/man/lvconvert.8.in @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ lvconvert \- convert a logical volume from linear to mirror or snapshot .SH SYNOPSIS .B lvconvert -\-m|\-\-mirrors Mirrors [\-\-mirrorlog {disk|core}] [\-\-corelog] [\-R|\-\-regionsize MirrorLogRegionSize] +\-m|\-\-mirrors Mirrors [\-\-mirrorlog {disk|core|mirrored}] [\-\-corelog] [\-R|\-\-regionsize MirrorLogRegionSize] [\-A|\-\-alloc AllocationPolicy] [\-b|\-\-background] [\-f|\-\-force] [\-i|\-\-interval Seconds] [\-h|\-?|\-\-help] @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ from the data being mirrored. Core may be useful for short-lived mirrors: It means the mirror is regenerated by copying the data from the first device again every time the device is activated - perhaps, for example, after every reboot. +Using "mirrored" will create a persistent log that is itself mirrored. .TP .I \-\-corelog The optional argument "--corelog" is the same as specifying "--mirrorlog core". Index: LVM2/man/lvcreate.8.in =================================================================== --- LVM2.orig/man/lvcreate.8.in +++ LVM2/man/lvcreate.8.in @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ lvcreate \- create a logical volume in a {\-l|\-\-extents LogicalExtentsNumber[%{VG|PVS|FREE}] | \-L|\-\-size LogicalVolumeSize[bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE]} [\-M|\-\-persistent y|n] [\-\-minor minor] -[\-m|\-\-mirrors Mirrors [\-\-nosync] [\-\-mirrorlog {disk|core}] [\-\-corelog] +[\-m|\-\-mirrors Mirrors [\-\-nosync] [\-\-mirrorlog {disk|core|mirrored}] [\-\-corelog] [\-R|\-\-regionsize MirrorLogRegionSize]] [\-n|\-\-name LogicalVolumeName] [\-p|\-\-permission r|rw] [\-r|\-\-readahead ReadAheadSectors|auto|none] @@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ intensive initial sync of an empty devic The optional argument --mirrorlog specifies the type of log to be used. The default is disk, which is persistent and requires a small amount of storage space, usually on a separate device from the -data being mirrored. Using core means the mirror is regenerated +data being mirrored. Using core means the mirror is regenerated by copying the data from the first device again each time the -device is activated, for example, after every reboot. +device is activated, for example, after every reboot. Using "mirrored" +will create a persistent log that is itself mirrored. The optional argument --corelog is equivalent to --mirrorlog core. -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel