diff --git a/include/.symlinks b/include/.symlinks
index 28f967e75..4ec61b862 100644
--- a/include/.symlinks
+++ b/include/.symlinks
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ../lib/filters/filter-regex.h
 ../lib/filters/filter.h
 ../lib/format1/format1.h
+../lib/format_text/format-text.h
 ../lib/label/label.h
 ../lib/log/log.h
 ../lib/metadata/metadata.h
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index a13396043..4602288a0 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ SOURCES=\
 	format1/import-extents.c \
 	format1/layout.c \
 	format1/vg_number.c \
+	format_text/backup.c \
+	format_text/export.c \
+	format_text/flags.c \
+	format_text/import.c \
 	label/label.c \
 	log/log.c \
 	metadata/lv_manip.c \
diff --git a/lib/format_text/backup.c b/lib/format_text/backup.c
index eafbc2259..d33a470a7 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/backup.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/backup.c
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 #include "pool.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "hash.h"
+#include "import-export.h"
+#include "lvm-string.h"
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 
 /*
  * The format instance is given a directory path
@@ -29,11 +35,24 @@ struct backup_c {
 	uint32_t min_retains;
 
 	char *dir;
+
+	/*
+	 * An ordered list of previous backups.
+	 * Each list entered against the vg name.
+	 * Most recent first.
+	 */
+	struct hash_table *vg_backups;
+
+	/*
+	 * Scratch pool.  Contents of vg_backups
+	 * come from here.
+	 */
+	struct pool *mem;
 };
 
 /*
  * A list of these is built up for each volume
- * group.  Ordered with the most recent at the
+ * group.  Ordered with the least recent at the
  * head.
  */
 struct backup_file {
@@ -52,71 +71,70 @@ static void _unsupported(const char *cmd)
 	log_err("The backup format doesn't support '%s'", cmd);
 }
 
-struct list *get_vgs(struct format_instance *fi)
+static struct list *_get_vgs(struct format_instance *fi)
 {
 	_unsupported("get_vgs");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct list *get_pvs(struct format_instance *fi)
+static struct list *_get_pvs(struct format_instance *fi)
 {
 	_unsupported("get_pvs");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct physical_volume *pv_read(struct format_instance *fi,
-				const char *pv_name)
+static struct physical_volume *_pv_read(struct format_instance *fi,
+					const char *pv_name)
 {
 	_unsupported("pv_read");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int pv_setup(struct format_instance *fi, struct physical_volume *pv,
+static int _pv_setup(struct format_instance *fi, struct physical_volume *pv,
 	     struct volume_group *vg)
 {
 	_unsupported("pv_setup");
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int pv_write(struct format_instance *fi, struct physical_volume *pv)
+static int _pv_write(struct format_instance *fi, struct physical_volume *pv)
 {
 	_unsupported("pv_write");
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-int vg_setup(struct format_instance *fi, struct volume_group *vg)
+static int _vg_setup(struct format_instance *fi, struct volume_group *vg)
 {
 	_unsupported("vg_setup");
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-struct volume_group *vg_read(struct format_instance *fi, const char *vg_name)
+static struct volume_group *_vg_read(struct format_instance *fi,
+				     const char *vg_name)
 {
 	_unsupported("vg_read");
-	return 1;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-int vg_write(struct format_instance *fi, struct volume_group *vg)
+static void _destroy(struct format_instance *fi)
 {
 	struct backup_c *bc = (struct backup_c *) fi->private;
-
+	if (bc->vg_backups)
+		hash_destroy(bc->vg_backups);
+	pool_destroy(bc->mem);
 }
 
-void destroy(struct format_instance *fi)
-{
-	/*
-	 * We don't need to do anything here since
-	 * everything is allocated from the pool.
-	 */
-}
 
+/*
+ * vg_write implementation starts here.
+ */
 static int _split_vg(const char *filename, char *vg, size_t vg_size,
 		     uint32_t *index)
 {
 	char buffer[64];
 	int n;
 
-	snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "\%%ds_\%u.vg%n", vg, index, &n);
+	snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "\%%ds_\%u.vg%n", vg_size, &n);
 	return (sscanf(filename, buffer, vg, index) == 2) &&
 		(filename + n == '\0');
 }
@@ -141,25 +159,24 @@ static void _insert_file(struct list *head, struct backup_file *b)
 	list_add_h(&bf->list, &b->list);
 }
 
-static int _scan_vg(struct pool *mem, struct hash_table *vgs, const char *file)
+static int _scan_vg(struct backup_c *bc, const char *file,
+		    const char *vg_name, int index)
 {
 	struct backup_file *b;
 	struct list *files;
-	char vg_name[256];
-	int index;
 
 	/*
 	 * Do we need to create a new list of
 	 * backup files for this vg ?
 	 */
-	if (!(files = hash_lookup(vgs, vg_name))) {
-		if (!(files = pool_alloc(mem, sizeof(*files)))) {
+	if (!(files = hash_lookup(bc->vg_backups, vg_name))) {
+		if (!(files = pool_alloc(bc->mem, sizeof(*files)))) {
 			stack;
 			return 0;
 		}
 
 		list_init(files);
-		if (!hash_insert(vgs, vg_name, files)) {
+		if (!hash_insert(bc->vg_backups, vg_name, files)) {
 			log_err("Couldn't insert backup file "
 				"into hash table.");
 			return 0;
@@ -169,7 +186,7 @@ static int _scan_vg(struct pool *mem, struct hash_table *vgs, const char *file)
 	/*
 	 * Create a new backup file.
 	 */
-	if (!(b = pool_alloc(mem, sizeof(*b)))) {
+	if (!(b = pool_alloc(bc->mem, sizeof(*b)))) {
 		log_err("Couldn't create new backup file.");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -183,26 +200,43 @@ static int _scan_vg(struct pool *mem, struct hash_table *vgs, const char *file)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int _scan_dir(struct pool *mem, struct hash_table *vgs, const char *dir)
+static char *_join(struct pool *mem, const char *dir, const char *name)
 {
-	int r = 0;
-
-	if ((count = scandir(dir, &dirent, NULL, alphasort)) < 0) {
-		log_err("Couldn't scan backup directory.");
+	if (!pool_begin_object(mem, 32) ||
+	    !pool_grow_object(mem, dir, strlen(dir)) ||
+	    !pool_grow_object(mem, "/", 1) ||
+	    !pool_grow_object(mem, name, strlen(name)) ||
+	    !pool_grow_object(mem, "\0", 1)) {
+		stack;
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	return pool_end_object(mem);
+}
+
+static int _scan_dir(struct backup_c *bc)
+{
+	int r = 0, i, count, index;
+	char vg_name[64], *path;
+	struct dirent **dirent;
+
+	if ((count = scandir(bc->dir, &dirent, NULL, alphasort)) < 0) {
+		log_err("Couldn't scan backup directory.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		if ((dirent[i]->d_name[0] == '.') ||
-		    !_split_vg(dirent[i]->d_name))
+		    !_split_vg(dirent[i]->d_name, vg_name,
+			       sizeof(vg_name), &index))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!(path = _join(mem, dir, dirent[i]->d_name))) {
+		if (!(path = _join(bc->mem, bc->dir, dirent[i]->d_name))) {
 			stack;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		_scan_vg(path);
+		_scan_vg(bc, path, vg_name, index);
 	}
 	r = 1;
 
@@ -214,32 +248,107 @@ static int _scan_dir(struct pool *mem, struct hash_table *vgs, const char *dir)
 	return r;
 }
 
-struct hash_table *_scan_backups(const char *dir)
+static int _scan_backups(struct backup_c *bc)
 {
-	int count;
-	struct dirent **dirent;
-	struct hash_table *h = NULL;
+	pool_empty(bc->mem);
 
-	if (!(h = hash_create(128))) {
+	if (bc->vg_backups)
+		hash_destroy(bc->vg_backups);
+
+	if (!(bc->vg_backups = hash_create(128))) {
 		log_err("Couldn't create hash table for scanning backups.");
-		return NULL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!_scan_vgs(mem, h, dir)) {
+	if (!_scan_dir(bc)) {
 		stack;
-		hash_destroy(h);
-		return NULL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return h;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int _vg_write(struct format_instance *fi, struct volume_group *vg)
+{
+	int r = 0, index = 0, i, fd;
+	struct backup_c *bc = (struct backup_c *) fi->private;
+	struct backup_file *last;
+	char *tmp_name;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	char backup_name[PATH_MAX];
+
+	/*
+	 * Build a format string for mkstemp.
+	 */
+	if (lvm_snprintf(backup_name, sizeof(backup_name), "%s/lvm_XXXXXX",
+			 bc->dir) < 0) {
+		log_err("Couldn't generate template for backup name.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Write the backup, to a temporary file.
+	 */
+	if ((fd = mkstemp(backup_name))) {
+		log_err("Couldn't create temporary file for backup.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(fp = fdopen(fd, "w"))) {
+		log_err("Couldn't create FILE object for backup.");
+		close(fd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!text_vg_export(fp, vg)) {
+		stack;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Now we want to rename this file to <vg>_index.vg.
+	 */
+	if (!_scan_backups(bc)) {
+		log_err("Couldn't scan the backup directory (%s).", bc->dir);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if ((last = (struct backup_file *) hash_lookup(bc->vg_backups,
+						       vg->name))) {
+		/* move to the last in the list */
+		last = list_item(last->list.p, struct backup_file);
+		index = last->index + 1;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		if (lvm_snprintf(backup_name, sizeof(backup_name),
+				 "%s/%s_%d.vg",
+				 bc->dir, vg->name, index) < 0) {
+			log_err("backup file name too long.");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (rename(tmp_name, backup_name) < 0) {
+			log_err("couldn't rename backup file to %s.",
+				backup_name);
+		} else {
+			r = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		index++;
+	}
+
+ out:
+	if (fp)
+		fclose(fp);
+	free(tmp_name);
+	return r;
 }
 
 void backup_expire(struct format_instance *fi)
 {
-	struct backup_c *bc = (struct backup_c *) fi->private;
-	struct hash_table *vgs;
-
-	
+	/* FIXME: finish */
 }
 
 static struct format_handler _backup_handler = {
@@ -254,7 +363,7 @@ static struct format_handler _backup_handler = {
 	destroy: _destroy
 };
 
-struct format_instance *backup_format_create(struct cmd_context,
+struct format_instance *backup_format_create(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 					     const char *dir,
 					     uint32_t retain_days,
 					     uint32_t min_retains)
@@ -268,6 +377,11 @@ struct format_instance *backup_format_create(struct cmd_context,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (!(bc->mem = pool_create(1024))) {
+		stack;
+		goto bad;
+	}
+
 	if (!(bc->dir = pool_strdup(mem, dir))) {
 		stack;
 		goto bad;
@@ -282,12 +396,15 @@ struct format_instance *backup_format_create(struct cmd_context,
 	}
 
 	fi->cmd = cmd;
-	fi->ops = _backup_handler;
+	fi->ops = &_backup_handler;
 	fi->private = bc;
 
 	return fi;
 
  bad:
+	if (bc->mem)
+		pool_destroy(bc->mem);
+
 	pool_free(mem, bc);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/lib/format_text/export.c b/lib/format_text/export.c
index 4876aea4a..bdb055b91 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/export.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/export.c
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "pool.h"
+#include "dbg_malloc.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -88,13 +91,13 @@ static void _out_with_comment(struct formatter *f, const char *comment,
  */
 static int _sectors_to_units(uint64_t sectors, char *buffer, size_t s)
 {
-	static char *_units = [
+	static char *_units[] = {
 		"Kilobytes",
 		"Megabytes",
 		"Gigabytes",
 		"Terrabytes",
 		NULL
-		];
+		};
 
 	int i;
 	double d = (double) sectors;
@@ -155,11 +158,15 @@ static void _out(struct formatter *f, const char *fmt, ...)
 
 static int _print_header(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 {
+	time_t t;
+
+	t = time(NULL);
+
 	_out(f,
 	     "# This file was originally generated by the LVM2 library\n"
 	     "# It is inadvisable for people to edit this by hand unless\n"
 	     "# they *really* know what they're doing.\n"
-	     "# Generated: %s\n", ctime(time(NULL)));
+	     "# Generated: %s\n", ctime(&t));
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ static int _print_vg(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 {
 	char buffer[256];
 
-	if (!id_write_format(&vg.uuid, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
+	if (!id_write_format(&vg->id, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
 		stack;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ static int _print_vg(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 	_out(f, "id = \"%s\"", buffer);
 	_nl(f);
 
-	if (!_print_flags(vg->status, _vg_flags, buffer, size)) {
+	if (!print_flags(vg->status, VG_FLAGS, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
 		stack;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -200,12 +207,12 @@ static int _print_vg(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 static inline const char *
 _get_pv_name(struct formatter *f, struct physical_volume *pv)
 {
-	return (const char *) hash_lookup(f->pv_names, dev_name(pv));
+	return (const char *) hash_lookup(f->pv_names, dev_name(pv->dev));
 }
 
 static int _print_pvs(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 {
-	struct list pvh;
+	struct list *pvh;
 	struct physical_volume *pv;
 	char buffer[256];
 	const char *name;
@@ -226,7 +233,7 @@ static int _print_pvs(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 
 		pv = &list_item(pvh, struct pv_list)->pv;
 
-		if (!id_write_format(&pv->uuid, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
+		if (!id_write_format(&pv->id, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
 			stack;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -235,7 +242,7 @@ static int _print_pvs(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 		_out_hint(f, "device = %s", dev_name(pv->dev));
 		_nl(f);
 
-		if (!print_flags(pv->status, _pv_flags,
+		if (!print_flags(pv->status, PV_FLAGS,
 				 buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
 			stack;
 			return 0;
@@ -270,14 +277,15 @@ static int _print_segment(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg,
 	_out(f, "stripes = %u", seg->stripes);
 
 	if (seg->stripes > 1)
-		_out_size(f, "stripe_size = %u", seg->stripe_size);
+		_out_size(f, seg->stripe_size,
+			  "stripe_size = %u", seg->stripe_size);
 
 	_nl(f);
 	_out(f, "areas = [");
 	_inc_indent(f);
 
 	for (s = 0; s < seg->stripes; s++) {
-		if (!(name = _get_pv_name(f, seg->areas[s].pv))) {
+		if (!(name = _get_pv_name(f, seg->area[s].pv))) {
 			stack;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -295,6 +303,17 @@ static int _print_segment(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int _count_segments(struct logical_volume *lv)
+{
+	int r = 0;
+	struct list *segh;
+
+	list_iterate (segh, &lv->segments)
+		r++;
+
+	return r;
+}
+
 static int _print_lvs(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 {
 	struct list *lvh, *segh;
@@ -313,8 +332,8 @@ static int _print_lvs(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 		_out(f, "%s {", lv->name);
 		_inc_indent(f);
 
-		if (!_print_flags(lv->status, _lv_flags,
-				  buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
+		if (!print_flags(lv->status, LV_FLAGS,
+				 buffer, sizeof(buffer))) {
 			stack;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -328,7 +347,8 @@ static int _print_lvs(struct formatter *f, struct volume_group *vg)
 		list_iterate (segh, &lv->segments) {
 			seg = list_item(segh, struct stripe_segment);
 
-			if (!_print_segment(f, seg_count++, seg)) {
+			if (!_print_segment(f, vg, seg_count++, seg,
+				    (segh->n == &lv->segments))) {
 				stack;
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -404,7 +424,7 @@ int text_vg_export(FILE *fp, struct volume_group *vg)
 	int r = 0;
 	struct formatter *f;
 
-	if (!f = dbg_malloc(sizeof(*f))) {
+	if (!(f = dbg_malloc(sizeof(*f)))) {
 		stack;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -424,7 +444,7 @@ int text_vg_export(FILE *fp, struct volume_group *vg)
 		fail;
 
 	_out(f, "%s {", vg->name);
-	_inc_indent(f):
+	_inc_indent(f);
 
 	if (!_print_vg(f, vg))
 		fail;
@@ -449,6 +469,6 @@ int text_vg_export(FILE *fp, struct volume_group *vg)
 	if (f->pv_names)
 		hash_destroy(f->pv_names);
 
-	dbg_free(f):
+	dbg_free(f);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/lib/format_text/flags.c b/lib/format_text/flags.c
index a994535a6..8fd0ed7ba 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/flags.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/flags.c
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
  * This file is released under the LGPL.
  */
 
+#include "log.h"
 #include "metadata.h"
 #include "import-export.h"
+#include "lvm-string.h"
 
 /*
  * Bitsets held in the 'status' flags get
@@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ static struct flag _pv_flags[] = {
 
 static struct flag _lv_flags[] = {
 	{ACTIVE, "ACTIVE"},
-	{READ, "READ"},
-	{WRITE, "WRITE"},
+	{LVM_READ, "READ"},
+	{LVM_WRITE, "WRITE"},
 	{ALLOC_SIMPLE, "ALLOC_SIMPLE"},
 	{ALLOC_STRICT, "ALLOC_STRICT"},
 	{ALLOC_CONTIGUOUS, "ALLOC_CONTIGUOUS"},
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ static struct flag _lv_flags[] = {
 	{0, NULL}
 };
 
-static struct flags *_get_flags(int type)
+static struct flag *_get_flags(int type)
 {
 	switch (type) {
 	case VG_FLAGS:
@@ -75,18 +77,22 @@ int print_flags(uint32_t status, int type, char *buffer, size_t size)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if ((n = snprintf(buffer, size, "[")))
+	if ((n = lvm_snprintf(buffer, size, "[")) < 0)
 		return 0;
 	size -= n;
 
 	for (f = 0; flags[f].mask; f++) {
 		if (status & flags[f].mask) {
-			if (!first)
-				fprintf(fp, ", ");
-			else
+			if (!first) {
+				if ((n = lvm_snprintf(buffer, size, ", ")) < 0)
+					return 0;
+				size -= n;
+
+			} else
 				first = 0;
 
-			n = snprintf(buffer, size, "\"%s\"", flags[f].name);
+			n = lvm_snprintf(buffer, size, "\"%s\"",
+					 flags[f].description);
 			if (n < 0)
 				return 0;
 			size -= n;
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ int print_flags(uint32_t status, int type, char *buffer, size_t size)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (snprintf(buffer, size, "]"))
+	if ((n = lvm_snprintf(buffer, size, "]")) < 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (status)
@@ -124,8 +130,8 @@ int read_flags(uint32_t *status, int type, struct config_value *cv)
 		}
 
 		for (f = 0; flags[f].description; f++)
-			if (!strcmp(flags[f].description, cv.v.str)) {
-				status &= flags[f].mask;
+			if (!strcmp(flags[f].description, cv->v.str)) {
+				(*status) &= flags[f].mask;
 				break;
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/format_text/format-text.h b/lib/format_text/format-text.h
index 8576a8ee1..07279b086 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/format-text.h
+++ b/lib/format_text/format-text.h
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 #ifndef _LVM_FORMAT_TEXT_H
 #define _LVM_FORMAT_TEXT_H
 
-struct format_instance *backup_format_create(struct cmd_context,
+#include "lvm-types.h"
+#include "metadata.h"
+
+struct format_instance *backup_format_create(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 					     const char *dir,
 					     uint32_t retain_days,
 					     uint32_t min_backups);
diff --git a/lib/format_text/import-export.h b/lib/format_text/import-export.h
index 8de853ecf..3a0b90e84 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/import-export.h
+++ b/lib/format_text/import-export.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #define _LVM_TEXT_IMPORT_EXPORT_H
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "lvm-types.h"
+#include "metadata.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 enum {
 	VG_FLAGS,
diff --git a/lib/format_text/import.c b/lib/format_text/import.c
index 2dfe8c0fb..f299fd1a8 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/import.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/import.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "import-export.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
+#if 0
 struct importer {
 	struct config_file *cf;
 	struct volume_group *vg;
@@ -53,3 +54,4 @@ struct volume_group *text_vg_import(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	destroy_config_file(cf);
 	return vg;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.h b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
index b9457efad..79b29ac85 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int lv_reduce(struct logical_volume *lv, uint32_t extents);
 int lv_extend(struct logical_volume *lv,
 	      uint32_t stripes,
 	      uint32_t stripe_size,
-	      uint32_t extents, 
+	      uint32_t extents,
 	      struct list *allocatable_pvs);
 
 /* lv must be part of vg->lvs */
diff --git a/lib/misc/lvm-string.h b/lib/misc/lvm-string.h
index a502ce475..cee1e99f2 100644
--- a/lib/misc/lvm-string.h
+++ b/lib/misc/lvm-string.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static inline int lvm_snprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
 	n = vsnprintf(str, size, format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	if (n < 0 || n == size)
+	if (n < 0 || (n == size))
 		return -1;
 
 	return n;
diff --git a/lib/mm/pool-fast.c b/lib/mm/pool-fast.c
index f15e8fdd0..8027458b3 100644
--- a/lib/mm/pool-fast.c
+++ b/lib/mm/pool-fast.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void pool_free(struct pool *p, void *ptr)
 		p->chunk = c;
 }
 
-void *pool_begin_object(struct pool *p, size_t init_size)
+int pool_begin_object(struct pool *p, size_t hint)
 {
 	struct chunk *c = p->chunk;
 	const size_t align = DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT;
@@ -139,23 +139,23 @@ void *pool_begin_object(struct pool *p, size_t init_size)
 	p->object_alignment = align;
 
 	_align_chunk(c, align);
-	if (c->end - c->begin < init_size) {
+	if (c->end - c->begin < hint) {
 		/* allocate a new chunk */
 		c = _new_chunk(p,
-		       init_size > (p->chunk_size - sizeof(struct chunk)) ?
-			       init_size + sizeof(struct chunk) + align :
+			       hint > (p->chunk_size - sizeof(struct chunk)) ?
+			       hint + sizeof(struct chunk) + align :
 			       p->chunk_size);
 
 		if (!c)
-			return NULL;
+			return 0;
 
 		_align_chunk(c, align);
 	}
 
-	return c->begin;
+	return 1;
 }
 
-void *pool_grow_object(struct pool *p, void *buffer, size_t n)
+int pool_grow_object(struct pool *p, const void *extra, size_t n)
 {
 	struct chunk *c = p->chunk, *nc;
 
@@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ void *pool_grow_object(struct pool *p, void *buffer, size_t n)
 			nc = _new_chunk(p, p->chunk_size);
 
 		if (!nc)
-			return NULL;
+			return 0;
 
 		_align_chunk(p->chunk, p->object_alignment);
 		memcpy(p->chunk->begin, c->begin, p->object_len);
 		c = p->chunk;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(c->begin + p->object_len, buffer, n);
+	memcpy(c->begin + p->object_len, extra, n);
 	p->object_len += n;
-	return c->begin;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 void *pool_end_object(struct pool *p)
diff --git a/lib/mm/pool.h b/lib/mm/pool.h
index c0ba5a459..af0da1508 100644
--- a/lib/mm/pool.h
+++ b/lib/mm/pool.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2001 Sistina Software (UK) Limited.
  *
- * This file is released under the GPL.
+ * This file is released under the LGPL.
  */
 
 #ifndef _LVM_POOL_H
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void pool_free(struct pool *p, void *ptr);
  * a call to pool_end_object.
  *
  */
-void *pool_begin_object(struct pool *p, size_t hint);
-void *pool_grow_object(struct pool *p, void *extra, size_t delta);
+int pool_begin_object(struct pool *p, size_t hint);
+int pool_grow_object(struct pool *p, const void *extra, size_t delta);
 void *pool_end_object(struct pool *p);
 void pool_abandon_object(struct pool *p);
 
diff --git a/lib/uuid/uuid.c b/lib/uuid/uuid.c
index 96b2a6756..2904e0b49 100644
--- a/lib/uuid/uuid.c
+++ b/lib/uuid/uuid.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int id_cmp(struct id *lhs, struct id *rhs)
 }
 
 #define GROUPS (ID_LEN / 4)
-int id_format(struct id *id, char *buffer, size_t size)
+int id_write_format(struct id *id, char *buffer, size_t size)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/old-tests/mm/Makefile.in b/old-tests/mm/Makefile.in
index fc1e06ca3..e8d4b9e85 100644
--- a/old-tests/mm/Makefile.in
+++ b/old-tests/mm/Makefile.in
@@ -16,5 +16,9 @@ TARGETS=dbg_malloc_t
 include ../../make.tmpl
 
 dbg_malloc_t: dbg_malloc_t.o
-	$(CC) -o dbg_malloc_t dbg_malloc_t.o -L$(top_srcdir)/lib -llvm
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o dbg_malloc_t dbg_malloc_t.o \
+		-L$(top_srcdir)/lib -llvm
+
+pool_t: pool_t.o
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o pool_t pool_t.o -L$(top_srcdir)/lib -llvm
 
diff --git a/tools/lvchange.c b/tools/lvchange.c
index 44305d158..551202c07 100644
--- a/tools/lvchange.c
+++ b/tools/lvchange.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int lvchange_single(struct logical_volume *lv)
 
 	log_print("Logical volume %s changed", lv->name);
 
-	/* FIXME do_autobackup */
+	//autobackup();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lvm.c b/tools/lvm.c
index 413935e20..334fda5ae 100644
--- a/tools/lvm.c
+++ b/tools/lvm.c
@@ -494,9 +494,11 @@ static struct arg *find_arg(struct command *com, int opt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* FIXME: define CMD_SUCCEEDED, and return this instead of zero. */
 static int process_common_commands(struct command *com)
 {
 	int l;
+	char backup_dir[PATH_MAX];
 
 	if (arg_count(suspend_ARG))
 		kill(getpid(), SIGSTOP);
@@ -542,7 +544,13 @@ static int process_common_commands(struct command *com)
 	/* Set autobackup if command takes this option */
 	for (l = 0; l < com->num_args; l++)
 		if (com->valid_args[l] == autobackup_ARG) {
-			if (init_autobackup())
+			if (snprintf(backup_dir, sizeof(backup_dir),
+				     "%s/backup", _system_dir) < 0) {
+				log_err("Backup path too long.");
+				return ECMD_FAILED;
+			}
+
+			if (autobackup_init("/etc/lvm/backup"))
 				return EINVALID_CMD_LINE;
 			else
 				break;
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index d6b5f7ca2..bf9c562ae 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -1,92 +1,118 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2001  Sistina Software
- *
- * This LVM library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This LVM library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Library General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
- * License along with this LVM library; if not, write to the Free
- * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
- * MA 02111-1307, USA
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Sistina Software (UK) Limited.
  *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
  */
 
 #include "tools.h"
+#include "format-text.h"
+#include "metadata.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 static int _autobackup = 1;
+static char _backup_dir[PATH_MAX];
+static int _period = 7;		/* backups will be kept for at least 7 days */
+static int _min_backups = 10;	/* always have at least ten backups, even
+				 * if they're old than the period */
 
-int autobackup_set()
-{
-	return _autobackup;
-}
-
-int init_autobackup()
+/*
+ * Work out by looking at command line, config
+ * file and environment variable whether we should
+ * do an autobackup.
+ */
+int autobackup_init(const char *dir)
 {
 	char *lvm_autobackup;
 
-	if (arg_count(autobackup_ARG)) {
-		_autobackup = strcmp(arg_str_value(autobackup_ARG, "y"), "n");
+	if (strlen(dir) > sizeof(_backup_dir) - 1) {
+		log_err("Backup directory (%s) too long.", dir);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	strcpy(_backup_dir, dir);
+
+	if (arg_count(autobackup_ARG)) {
+		_autobackup = !strcmp(arg_str_value(autobackup_ARG, "y"), "y");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	_autobackup = 1;	/* default */
 
 	lvm_autobackup = getenv("LVM_AUTOBACKUP");
 	if (!lvm_autobackup)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	log_print("using environment variable LVM_AUTOBACKUP "
 		  "to set option A");
 	if (!strcasecmp(lvm_autobackup, "no"))
 		_autobackup = 0;
+
 	else if (strcasecmp(lvm_autobackup, "yes")) {
 		log_error("environment variable LVM_AUTOBACKUP has "
 			  "invalid value \"%s\"!", lvm_autobackup);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int do_autobackup(struct volume_group *vg)
-{
-
-/***************
-	log_verbose("Changing lvmtab");
-	if ((vg_cfgbackup(vg_name, LVMTAB_DIR, vg))) {
-		log_error("\"%s\" writing \"%s\"", lvm_error(ret), LVMTAB);
-		return LVM_E_VG_CFGBACKUP;
-	}
-**************/
-
-	if (!autobackup_set()) {
-		log_print
-		    ("WARNING: You don't have an automatic backup of %s",
-		     vg->name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-/***************
-	log_print("Creating automatic backup of volume group \"%s\"", vg_name);
-	if ((vg_cfgbackup(vg_name, VG_BACKUP_DIR, vg))) {
-		log_error("\"%s\" writing VG backup of \"%s\"", lvm_error(ret),
-			  vg_name);
-		return LVM_E_VG_CFGBACKUP;
-	}
-***************/
-
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
+static int __autobackup(struct volume_group *vg)
+{
+	int r;
+	struct pool *old;
+	struct format_instance *backer;
+
+	old = vg->cmd->mem;
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a temprary pool for this, I
+	 * doubt it's used but the backup code has
+	 * the right to expect it.
+	 */
+	if (!(vg->cmd->mem = pool_create(1024))) {
+		stack;
+		vg->cmd->mem = old;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(backer = backup_format_create(vg->cmd, _backup_dir,
+					    _period, _min_backups))) {
+		log_err("Couldn't create backup object.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(r = backer->ops->vg_write(backer, vg)))
+		stack;
+
+	pool_destroy(vg->cmd->mem);
+	vg->cmd->mem = old;
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+int autobackup(struct volume_group *vg)
+{
+	if (!__autobackup) {
+		log_print("WARNING: You don't have an automatic backup of %s",
+			  vg->name);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	log_print("Creating automatic backup of volume group \"%s\" ...",
+		  vg->name);
+
+	if (!__autobackup(vg)) {
+		log_err("Autobackup failed.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	log_err("Autobackup not implemented yet.");
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 int process_each_lv_in_vg(struct volume_group *vg,
 			  int (*process_single) (struct logical_volume *lv))
 {
diff --git a/tools/toollib.h b/tools/toollib.h
index 31ecdc8a3..ce81dcbaf 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.h
+++ b/tools/toollib.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 #define _LVM_TOOLLIB_H
 
 int autobackup_set(void);
-int init_autobackup(void);
-int do_autobackup(struct volume_group *vg);
+int autobackup_init(const char *dir);
+int autobackup(struct volume_group *vg);
 
 int process_each_vg(int argc, char **argv,
 		    int (*process_single) (const char *vg_name));