This is the first in a series of a development releases, version 2.01.10.
NB If you want stability, stick with version 2.01.09 until all
these changes have settled down.
As well as a few minor bug fixes, there are a few new features and
some significant internal code changes. Please use this mailing
list to report any bugs you find.
Changelog:
Don't create backup and archive dirs till needed.
Reinstate full PV size when removing from VG.
Support loopfiles for testing.
Tidy lv_segment interface.
pv_segment support.
vgchange --physicalextentsize
Internal snapshot restructuring.
Remove unused internal non-persistent snapshot option.
Allow offline extension of snapshot volumes.
Move from 2-step to 3-step on-disk metadata commit.
Scan ramdisks too and allow non-O_DIRECT fallback.
Annotate, tidy and extend list.h.
Alignment tidying.
Make clvmd work around some "bugs" in gulm's node state notifications.
Tidy clvmd's SIGHUP handler
New features:
vgchange --physicalextentsize
- changes the PE size in a VG
- only works if everything is already aligned so no data needs moving
pvs --segments
(cf. the existing 'lvs -o +devices' )
lvm.conf device/loopfiles
- a list of existing files to use as if they were block devices
- the list is in addition to the filtered list of block devices
- only meant for testing purposes - avoids reconfiguring block devices
Alasdair
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agk@redhat.com
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