diff --git a/man/lvconvert.8.in b/man/lvconvert.8.in index 576859bec..562de1e66 100644 --- a/man/lvconvert.8.in +++ b/man/lvconvert.8.in @@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ lvconvert \(em convert a logical volume from linear to mirror or snapshot .IR ChunkSize [ bBsSkKmMgG ]] .RB [ \-\-cachemode .RI { writeback | writethrough }] +.RB [ \-\-cachepolicy +.IR policy ] +.RB [ \-\-cachesettings +.IR key=value ] .RB [ \-\-poolmetadata .IR CachePoolMetadataLogicalVolume { Name | Path } | @@ -222,10 +226,21 @@ Converts logical volume to a cached LV with the use of cache pool specified with \fB\-\-cachepool\fP. For more information on cache pool LVs and cache LVs, see \fBlvmcache\fP(7). .TP +.B \-\-cachepolicy \fIpolicy +Only applicable to cached LVs; see also \fBlvmcache(7)\fP. Sets +the cache policy. \fImq\fP is the basic policy name. \fIsqm\fP is more advanced +version available in newer kernels. +.TP .BR \-\-cachepool " " \fICachePoolLV This argument is necessary when converting a logical volume to a cache LV. For more information on cache pool LVs and cache LVs, see \fBlvmcache\fP(7). .TP +.BR \-\-cachesettings " " \fIkey=value +Only applicable to cached LVs; see also \fBlvmcache(7)\fP. Sets +the cache tunable settings. In most use-cases, default values should be adequate. +Special string value \fIdefault\fP switches setting back to its default kernel value +and removes it from the list of settings stored in lvm2 metadata. +.TP .BR \-m ", " \-\-mirrors " " \fIMirrors Specifies the degree of the mirror you wish to create. For example, "\fB\-m 1\fP" would convert the original logical @@ -496,7 +511,7 @@ See \fBlvmthin\fP(7) for more info about thin provisioning support. Uncaches \fICacheLogicalVolume\fP. Before the volume becomes uncached, cache is flushed. Unlike with \fB\-\-splitcache\fP the cache pool volume is removed. -This option could seen as an inverse of \fB\-\-cache\fP. +This option could be seen as an inverse of \fB\-\-cache\fP. .SH Examples Converts the linear logical volume "vg00/lvol1" to a two-way mirror diff --git a/man/lvcreate.8.in b/man/lvcreate.8.in index 5f5f74b48..5f922b47b 100644 --- a/man/lvcreate.8.in +++ b/man/lvcreate.8.in @@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ lvcreate \- create a logical volume in an existing volume group .RI { y | n }] .RB [ \-H | \-\-cache ] .RB [ \-\-cachemode -.RI { writeback | writethrough }] +.RI { passthrough | writeback | writethrough }] .RB [ \-\-cachepolicy .IR policy ] -.RB [ \-\-cachesettings -.IR key=value ] .RB [ \-\-cachepool .IR CachePoolLogicalVolume { Name | Path } +.RB [ \-\-cachesettings +.IR key=value ] .RB [ \-c | \-\-chunksize .IR ChunkSize [ bBsSkKmMgG ]] .RB [ \-\-commandprofile @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ See \fBlvmcache\fP(7) for more info about caching support. Note that the cache segment type requires a dm-cache kernel module version 1.3.0 or greater. .TP -.IR \fB\-\-cachemode " {" writeback | writethrough } +.IR \fB\-\-cachemode " {" passthrough | writeback | writethrough } Specifying a cache mode determines when the writes to a cache LV are considered complete. When \fIwriteback\fP is specified, a write is considered complete as soon as it is stored in the cache pool LV. @@ -198,10 +198,21 @@ While \fIwritethrough\fP may be slower for writes, it is more resilient if something should happen to a device associated with the cache pool LV. .TP +.B \-\-cachepolicy \fIpolicy +Only applicable to cached LVs; see also \fBlvmcache(7)\fP. Sets +the cache policy. \fImq\fP is the basic policy name. \fIsqm\fP is more advanced +version available in newer kernels. +.TP .IR \fB\-\-cachepool " " CachePoolLogicalVolume { Name | Path } Specifies the name of cache pool volume name. The other way to specify pool name is to append name to Volume group name argument. .TP +.BR \-\-cachesettings " " \fIkey=value +Only applicable to cached LVs; see also \fBlvmcache(7)\fP. Sets +the cache tunable settings. In most use-cases, default values should be adequate. +Special string value \fIdefault\fP switches setting back to its default kernel value +and removes it from the list of settings stored in lvm2 metadata. +.TP .BR \-c ", " \-\-chunksize " " \fIChunkSize [ \fIbBsSkKmMgG ] Gives the size of chunk for snapshot, cache pool and thin pool logical volumes. Default unit is in kilobytes. @@ -251,11 +262,6 @@ Ignore the flag to skip Logical Volumes during activation. Use \fB\-\-setactivationskip\fP option to set or reset activation skipping flag persistently for logical volume. .TP -.BR \-\-cachepolicy " " policy ", " \-\-cachesettings " " key=value -Only applicable to cached LVs; see also \fBlvmcache(7)\fP. Sets -the cache policy and its associated tunable settings. In most use-cases, -default values should be adequate. -.TP .B \-\-ignoremonitoring Make no attempt to interact with dmeventd unless \fB\-\-monitor\fP is specified.