diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW index 16da5fd8a..65010d07a 100644 --- a/WHATS_NEW +++ b/WHATS_NEW @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ Version 2.02.89 - ================================== + Updated documentation for dmeventd. Drop extra stat call before opening device. Reduce number of lstat calls when selecting device alias. Add function to inialize common structure device members. diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c b/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c index b26faf858..b98bd6e51 100644 --- a/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c +++ b/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c @@ -1872,11 +1872,12 @@ out: static void usage(char *prog, FILE *file) { fprintf(file, "Usage:\n" - "%s [-V] [-h] [-d] [-d] [-d] [-f]\n\n" - " -V Show version of dmeventd\n" - " -h Show this help information\n" + "%s [-d [-d [-d]]] [-f] [-h] [-R] [-V] [-?]\n\n" " -d Log debug messages to syslog (-d, -dd, -ddd)\n" - " -f Don't fork, run in the foreground\n\n", prog); + " -f Don't fork, run in the foreground\n" + " -h -? Show this help information\n" + " -R Restart dmeventd\n" + " -V Show version of dmeventd\n\n", prog); } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) diff --git a/man/dmeventd.8.in b/man/dmeventd.8.in index 2931f2dd0..e742a61d2 100644 --- a/man/dmeventd.8.in +++ b/man/dmeventd.8.in @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ dmeventd \- Device-mapper event daemon .SH SYNOPSIS .B dmeventd -[\-d] -[\-f] -[\-R] -[\-h] -[\-V] -[\-?] +.RB [ \-d " [" -d " [" -d ]]] +.RB [ \-f ] +.RB [ \-h ] +.RB [ \-R ] +.RB [ \-V ] +.RB [ \-? ] .SH DESCRIPTION dmeventd is the event monitoring daemon for device-mapper devices. Library plugins can register and carry out actions triggered when @@ -19,30 +19,39 @@ LVM PLUGINS .I Mirror Attempts to handle device failure automatically. See \fBlvm.conf\fP(5). .TP +.I Raid +Attempts to handle device failure automatically. See \fBlvm.conf\fP(5). +.TP .I Snapshot Monitors how full a snapshot is becoming and emits a warning to syslog when it exceeds 80% full. The warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the snapshot is filled. See \fBlvm.conf\fP(5). +.TP +.I Thin +Monitors how full a thin pool is becoming and emits a warning to +syslog when it exceeds 80% full. +The warning is repeated when 85%, 90% and 95% of the thin pool is filled. +See \fBlvm.conf\fP(5). .SH OPTIONS .TP -.I \-d +.B \-d Repeat from 1 to 3 times (-d, -dd, -ddd) to increase the detail of debug messages sent to syslog. Each extra d adds more debugging information. .TP -.I \-f +.B \-f Don't fork, run in the foreground. .TP -.I \-R +.BR \-h ", " \-? +Show help information. +.TP +.B \-R Replace a running dmeventd instance. The running dmeventd must be version 2.02.77 or newer. The new dmeventd instance will obtain a list of devices and events to monitor from the currently running daemon. .TP -.I \-h, \-? -Show help information. -.TP -.I \-V +.B \-V Show version of dmeventd. .SH SEE ALSO