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config: edit descriptions

Take some new information and wording from lvm.conf.5.
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David Teigland 2015-04-15 14:21:20 -05:00
parent 5f6ac1c812
commit 105c07d1b4

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@ -107,16 +107,18 @@ cfg_section(report_CFG_SECTION, "report", root_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED | CFG_P
cfg_section(dmeventd_CFG_SECTION, "dmeventd", root_CFG_SECTION, 0, vsn(1, 2, 3),
"Settings for the LVM event daemon.\n")
cfg_section(tags_CFG_SECTION, "tags", root_CFG_SECTION, 0, vsn(1, 0, 18), NULL)
cfg_section(tags_CFG_SECTION, "tags", root_CFG_SECTION, 0, vsn(1, 0, 18),
"Host tag settings.\n")
cfg_section(local_CFG_SECTION, "local", root_CFG_SECTION, 0, vsn(2, 2, 117),
"LVM settings that are specific to the local host.\n")
cfg(config_checks_CFG, "checks", config_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, 1, vsn(2, 2, 99),
"If enabled, any LVM configuration mismatch is reported.\n"
"This implies checking that the configuration key is understood\n"
"by LVM and that the value of the key is of a proper type.\n"
"If disabled, any configuration mismatch is ignored and default\n"
"value is used instead without any warning (a message about the\n"
"by LVM and that the value of the key is the proper type.\n"
"If disabled, any configuration mismatch is ignored and the default\n"
"value is used without any warning (a message about the\n"
"configuration key not being found is issued in verbose mode only).\n")
cfg(config_abort_on_errors_CFG, "abort_on_errors", config_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, 0, vsn(2,2,99),
@ -500,7 +502,7 @@ cfg(log_level_CFG, "level", log_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL,
"7 is the most verbose (LOG_DEBUG).\n")
cfg(log_indent_CFG, "indent", log_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_INDENT, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"indent messages according to their severity.\n")
"Indent messages according to their severity.\n")
cfg(log_command_names_CFG, "command_names", log_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_CMD_NAME, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Display the command name on each line of output.\n")
@ -544,10 +546,10 @@ cfg_runtime(backup_archive_dir_CFG, "archive_dir", backup_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TY
"Remember to back up this directory regularly!\n")
cfg(backup_retain_min_CFG, "retain_min", backup_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_NUMBER, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"The minimum number of archive files you wish to keep.\n")
"Minimum number of archives to keep.\n")
cfg(backup_retain_days_CFG, "retain_days", backup_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_DAYS, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"The minimum time you wish to keep an archive file.\n")
"Minimum number of days to keep archive files.\n")
cfg(shell_history_size_CFG, "history_size", shell_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_MAX_HISTORY, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Number of lines of history to store in ~/.lvm_history.\n")
@ -939,13 +941,17 @@ cfg(activation_use_linear_target_CFG, "use_linear_target", activation_CFG_SECTIO
"that only handles a single stripe.\n")
cfg(activation_reserved_stack_CFG, "reserved_stack", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_RESERVED_STACK, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Stack size in KB to reserve for use while devices are suspended.\n")
"Stack size in KB to reserve for use while devices are suspended.\n"
"Insufficent reserve risks I/O deadlock during device suspension.\n")
cfg(activation_reserved_memory_CFG, "reserved_memory", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_RESERVED_MEMORY, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Memory size in KB to reserve for use while devices are suspended.\n")
"Memory size in KB to reserve for use while devices are suspended.\n"
"Insufficent reserve risks I/O deadlock during device suspension.\n")
cfg(activation_process_priority_CFG, "process_priority", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_PROCESS_PRIORITY, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Nice value used while devices are suspended.\n")
"Nice value used while devices are suspended.\n"
"Use a high priority so that LVs are suspended\n"
"for the shortest possible time.\n")
cfg_array(activation_volume_list_CFG, "volume_list", activation_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ALLOW_EMPTY|CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(1, 0, 18),
"Only LVs selected by this list are activated.\n"
@ -1168,9 +1174,12 @@ cfg(activation_polling_interval_CFG, "polling_interval", activation_CFG_SECTION,
cfg(activation_auto_set_activation_skip_CFG, "auto_set_activation_skip", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_AUTO_SET_ACTIVATION_SKIP, vsn(2,2,99),
"Set the activation skip flag on new thin snapshot LVs.\n"
"An LV can have a persistent 'activation skip' flag.\n"
"The flag determines if the LV is skipped during activation.\n"
"The flag causes the LV to be skipped during normal activation.\n"
"The lvchange/vgchange -K option is required to activate LVs\n"
"that have the activation skip flag set.\n"
"When this setting is enabled, the activation skip flag is\n"
"set on new thin snapshot LVs.\n")
"set on new thin snapshot LVs.\n"
"The '--setactivationskip y|n' option overrides this setting.\n")
cfg(activation_mode_CFG, "activation_mode", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_ACTIVATION_MODE, vsn(2,2,108),
"How LVs with missing devices are activated.\n"
@ -1193,9 +1202,12 @@ cfg(activation_mode_CFG, "activation_mode", activation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_
cfg(metadata_pvmetadatacopies_CFG, "pvmetadatacopies", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_PVMETADATACOPIES, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Number of copies of metadata to store on each PV.\n"
"Possible options are: 0, 1, 2.\n"
"You may want to override this from the command line\n"
"with 0 when running pvcreate on new PVs which are to\n"
"be added to large VGs.\n")
"If set to 2, two copies of the VG metadata are stored on\n"
"the PV, one at the front of the PV, and one at the end.\n"
"If set to 1, one copy is stored at the front of the PV.\n"
"If set to 0, no copies are stored on the PV. This may\n"
"be useful with VGs containing large numbers of PVs.\n"
"The '--pvmetadatacopies' option overrides this setting.\n")
cfg(metadata_vgmetadatacopies_CFG, "vgmetadatacopies", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_VGMETADATACOPIES, vsn(2, 2, 69),
"Number of copies of metadata to maintain for each VG.\n"
@ -1206,14 +1218,23 @@ cfg(metadata_vgmetadatacopies_CFG, "vgmetadatacopies", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG
"metadata is stored in them all.\n"
"The value 0 (unmanaged) disables this automatic management\n"
"and allows you to control which metadata areas are used at\n"
"the individual PV level using 'pvchange --metadataignore y|n'.\n")
"the individual PV level using 'pvchange --metadataignore y|n'.\n"
"The '--vgmetadatacopies' option overrides this setting.\n")
cfg(metadata_pvmetadatasize_CFG, "pvmetadatasize", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_PVMETADATASIZE, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Approximate default size of on-disk metadata areas in sectors.\n"
"Increase this if you have large volume groups or you want to\n"
"retain a large on-disk history of your metadata changes.\n")
"Approximate number of sectors to use for each metadata copy.\n"
"VGs with large numbers of PVs or LVs, or VGs containing\n"
"complex LV structures, may need additional space for VG\n"
"metadata. The metadata areas are treated as circular buffers,\n"
"so unused space becomes filled with an archive of the most\n"
"recent previous versions of the metadata.\n")
cfg(metadata_pvmetadataignore_CFG, "pvmetadataignore", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_PVMETADATAIGNORE, vsn(2, 2, 69),
"Ignore metadata areas on a new PV.\n"
"If metadata areas on a PV are ignored, LVM will not store\n"
"metadata in them.\n"
"The '--metadataignore' option overrides this setting.\n")
cfg(metadata_pvmetadataignore_CFG, "pvmetadataignore", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_PVMETADATAIGNORE, vsn(2, 2, 69), NULL)
cfg(metadata_stripesize_CFG, "stripesize", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED, CFG_TYPE_INT, DEFAULT_STRIPESIZE, vsn(1, 0, 0), NULL)
cfg_array(metadata_dirs_CFG, "dirs", metadata_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ADVANCED | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(1, 0, 0),
@ -1238,12 +1259,13 @@ cfg(disk_area_size_CFG, "size", disk_area_CFG_SUBSECTION, CFG_ADVANCED | CFG_UNS
cfg(disk_area_id_CFG, "id", disk_area_CFG_SUBSECTION, CFG_ADVANCED | CFG_UNSUPPORTED | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(1, 0, 0), NULL)
cfg(report_compact_output_CFG, "compact_output", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_REP_COMPACT_OUTPUT, vsn(2, 2, 115),
"If enabled, fields which don't have value set for any of the rows\n"
"reported are skipped on output. Compact output is applicable only\n"
"if report is buffered (report/buffered=1).\n")
"Do not print empty report fields.\n"
"Fields that don't have a value set for any of the rows\n"
"reported are skipped and not printed. Compact output is\n"
"applicable only if report/buffered is enabled.\n")
cfg(report_aligned_CFG, "aligned", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_REP_ALIGNED, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Align columns on report output.\n")
"Align columns in report output.\n")
cfg(report_buffered_CFG, "buffered", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_REP_BUFFERED, vsn(1, 0, 0),
"Buffer report output.\n"
@ -1376,10 +1398,32 @@ cfg(dmeventd_thin_library_CFG, "thin_library", dmeventd_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE
cfg(dmeventd_executable_CFG, "executable", dmeventd_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_DMEVENTD_PATH, vsn(2, 2, 73),
"The full path to the dmeventd binary.\n")
cfg(tags_hosttags_CFG, "hosttags", tags_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_HOSTTAGS, vsn(1, 0, 18), NULL)
cfg(tags_hosttags_CFG, "hosttags", tags_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_HOSTTAGS, vsn(1, 0, 18),
"Create a host tag using the machine name.\n"
"The machine name is nodename returned by uname(2).\n")
cfg_section(tag_CFG_SUBSECTION, "tag", tags_CFG_SECTION, CFG_NAME_VARIABLE | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, vsn(1, 0, 18), NULL)
cfg(tag_host_list_CFG, "host_list", tag_CFG_SUBSECTION, CFG_ALLOW_EMPTY | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(1, 0, 18), NULL)
cfg_section(tag_CFG_SUBSECTION, "tag", tags_CFG_SECTION, CFG_NAME_VARIABLE | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, vsn(1, 0, 18),
"Replace this subsection name with a custom tag name.\n"
"Multiple subsections like this can be created.\n"
"The '@' prefix for tags is optional.\n"
"This subsection can contain host_list, which is a\n"
"list of machine names. If the name of the local\n"
"machine is found in host_list, then the name of\n"
"this subsection is used as a tag and is applied\n"
"to the local machine as a 'host tag'.\n"
"If this subsection is empty (has no host_list), then\n"
"the subsection name is always applied as a 'host tag'.\n"
"Example:\n"
"The host tag foo is given to all hosts, and the host tag\n"
"bar is given to the hosts named machine1 and machine2.\n"
"tags { foo { } bar { host_list = [ \"machine1\", \"machine2\" ] } }\n")
cfg(tag_host_list_CFG, "host_list", tag_CFG_SUBSECTION, CFG_ALLOW_EMPTY | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(1, 0, 18),
"A list of machine names.\n"
"These machine names are compared to the nodename\n"
"returned by uname(2). If the local machine name\n"
"matches an entry in this list, the name of the\n"
"subsection is applied to the machine as a 'host tag'.\n")
cfg(local_system_id_CFG, "system_id", local_CFG_SECTION, CFG_ALLOW_EMPTY | CFG_DEFAULT_UNDEFINED, CFG_TYPE_STRING, NULL, vsn(2, 2, 117),
"Defines the local system ID for lvmlocal mode.\n"