Hi Alasdair, Thank for comments. That means we should update the comments to the latest, this can help to tell the user "this is advanced option". Thanks Gang > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-lvm-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:linux-lvm-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alasdair G Kergon > Sent: 2019年10月14日 21:20 > To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: devices/dir configuration option in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf > can be edited? > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 10:52:02AM +0000, Gang He wrote: > > That means we should tell the user, you should not edit this option (dir = > "/dev") in the lvm.conf, right? > > The existing comment is incomplete and should be updated to mention the > other effects. The option pre-dates udev and so the "newer" > interlocking there ought to be mentioned. The description of 'advanced' > could also be updated to explain that that means you should not change it > unless you know exactly what you are doing! The option exists to simplify > some development, test and support scenarios where you want to have two or > more distinct userspace LVM instances running on a single machine. For > example, to try to reproduce a certain type of user-reported bug you might set > up a temporary /dev in a non-default location with contents that match that > user's system and point the tools at that using this option. > > Alasdair > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
