Convey need for snapshot-merge target in lvconvert error message and man

page.

Add ->target_name to segtype_handler to allow a more specific target
name to be returned based on the state of the segment.

Result of trying to merge a snapshot using a kernel that doesn't have
the snapshot-merge target:

Before:
# lvconvert --merge vg/snap
  Can't expand LV lv: snapshot target support missing from kernel?
  Failed to suspend origin lv

After:
# lvconvert --merge vg/snap
  Can't process LV lv: snapshot-merge target support missing from kernel?
  Failed to suspend origin lv
  Unable to merge LV "snap" into it's origin.

WHATS_NEW

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.75 - 
 =====================================
+  Convey need for snapshot-merge target in lvconvert error message and man page.
   Add "devices/disable_after_error_count" to lvm.conf.
   Give correct error message when creating a too-small snapshot.
   Implement vgextend --restoremissing.

lib/activate/dev_manager.c

@@ -1350,19 +1350,23 @@ static int _add_segment_to_dtree(struct dev_manager *dm,
 	uint32_t s;
 	struct dm_list *snh;
 	struct lv_segment *seg_present;
+	const char *target_name;
 
 	/* Ensure required device-mapper targets are loaded */
 	seg_present = find_cow(seg->lv) ? : seg;
+	target_name = (seg_present->segtype->ops->target_name ?
+		       seg_present->segtype->ops->target_name(seg_present) :
+		       seg_present->segtype->name);
 
 	log_debug("Checking kernel supports %s segment type for %s%s%s",
-		  seg_present->segtype->name, seg->lv->name,
+		  target_name, seg->lv->name,
 		  layer ? "-" : "", layer ? : "");
 
 	if (seg_present->segtype->ops->target_present &&
 	    !seg_present->segtype->ops->target_present(seg_present->lv->vg->cmd,
 						       seg_present, NULL)) {
-		log_error("Can't expand LV %s: %s target support missing "
-			  "from kernel?", seg->lv->name, seg_present->segtype->name);
+		log_error("Can't process LV %s: %s target support missing "
+			  "from kernel?", seg->lv->name, target_name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 

lib/metadata/segtype.h

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct segment_type {
 
 struct segtype_handler {
 	const char *(*name) (const struct lv_segment * seg);
+	const char *(*target_name) (const struct lv_segment * seg);
 	void (*display) (const struct lv_segment * seg);
 	int (*text_export) (const struct lv_segment * seg,
 			    struct formatter * f);

lib/snapshot/snapshot.c

@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ static const char *_snap_name(const struct lv_segment *seg)
 	return seg->segtype->name;
 }
 
+static const char *_snap_target_name(const struct lv_segment *seg)
+{
+	if (seg->status & MERGING)
+		return "snapshot-merge";
+
+	return _snap_name(seg);
+}
+
 static int _snap_text_import(struct lv_segment *seg, const struct config_node *sn,
 			struct dm_hash_table *pv_hash __attribute__((unused)))
 {
@@ -217,6 +225,7 @@ static void _snap_destroy(const struct segment_type *segtype)
 
 static struct segtype_handler _snapshot_ops = {
 	.name = _snap_name,
+	.target_name = _snap_target_name,
 	.text_import = _snap_text_import,
 	.text_export = _snap_text_export,
 	.target_status_compatible = _snap_target_status_compatible,

man/lvconvert.8.in

@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ Controls zeroing of the first KB of data in the snapshot.
 If the volume is read-only the snapshot will not be zeroed.
 .TP
 .I \-\-merge
-Merges a snapshot into its origin volume. If both the origin and snapshot volume
-are not open the merge will start immediately.  Otherwise, the merge will start
+Merges a snapshot into its origin volume.  To check if your kernel
+supports this feature, look for 'snapshot-merge' in the output
+of 'dmsetup targets'.  If both the origin and snapshot volume are not
+open the merge will start immediately.  Otherwise, the merge will start
 the first time either the origin or snapshot are activated and both are closed.
 Merging a snapshot into an origin that cannot be closed, for example a root
 filesystem, is deferred until the next time the origin volume is activated.

tools/lvconvert.c

@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ static int _lvconvert_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 			return ECMD_FAILED;
 		}
 		if (!lvconvert_merge(cmd, lv, lp)) {
-			stack;
+			log_error("Unable to merge LV \"%s\" into it's origin.", lv->name);
 			return ECMD_FAILED;
 		}
 	} else if (lp->snapshot) {