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Zdenek Kabelac b4212be2e7 thin: improve 16g support for thin pool metadata
Initial support for thin-pool used slightly smaller max size 15.81GiB
for thin-pool metadata. However the real limit later settled at 15.88GiB
(difference is ~64MiB - 16448 4K blocks).

lvm2 could not simply increase the size as it has been using hard cropping
of the loaded metadata device to avoid warnings printing warning of kernel
when the size was bigger (i.e. due to bigger extent_size).

This patch adds the new lvm.conf configurable setting:
allocation/thin_pool_crop_metadata
which defaults to 0 -> no crop of metadata beyond 15.81GiB.
Only user with these sizes of metadata will be affected.

Without cropping lvm2 now limits metadata allocation size to 15.88GiB.
Any space beyond is currently not used by thin-pool target.
Even if i.e. bigger LV is used for metadata via lvconvert,
or allocated bigger because of to large extent size.

With cropping enabled (=1) lvm2 preserves the old limitation
15.81GiB and should allow to work in the evironement with
older lvm2 tools (i.e. older distribution).

Thin-pool metadata with size bigger then 15.81G is now using CROP_METADATA
flag within lvm2 metadata, so older lvm2 recognizes an
incompatible thin-pool and cannot activate such pool!

Users should use uncropped version as it is not suffering
from various issues between thin_repair results and allocated
metadata LV as thin_repair limit is 15.88GiB
Users should use cropping only when really needed!

Patch also better handles resize of thin-pool metadata and prevents resize
beoyond usable size 15.88GiB. Resize beyond 15.81GiB automatically
switches pool to no-crop version. Even with existing bigger thin-pool
metadata command 'lvextend -l+1 vg/pool_tmeta' does the change.

Patch gives better controls 'coverted' metadata LV and
reports less confusing message during conversion.

Patch set also moves the code for updating min/max into pool_manip.c
for better sharing with cache_pool code.
2021-02-01 12:06:13 +01:00
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.gitignore man: add man-generator and build artefacts to .gitignore 2017-03-10 13:14:02 +00:00
blkdeactivate.8_main blkdeactivate: add support for VDO in blkdeactivate script 2020-04-09 15:29:29 +02:00
cmirrord.8_main man: remove some clvmd references 2018-11-14 10:00:23 -06:00
dmeventd.8_main man: dmeventd vdo plugin 2019-03-20 14:39:11 +01:00
dmfilemapd.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
dmsetup.8_main dmsetup: hide integrity encryption keys on table output 2017-11-10 15:23:00 +01:00
dmstats.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
fsadm.8_main fsadm: add support for crypt devices 2017-10-10 14:18:57 +02:00
lvchange.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvchange.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvchange.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvconvert.8_des man lvcreate/lvconvert: minor clean up rewording 2017-04-11 10:21:36 -05:00
lvconvert.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvconvert.8_pregen make: generate 2021-01-18 14:46:22 +01:00
lvcreate.8_des man: vdo regenerated 2019-01-28 22:39:10 +01:00
lvcreate.8_end vdo: add some basic example 2019-01-28 22:39:10 +01:00
lvcreate.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvdisplay.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvdisplay.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvdisplay.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvextend.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvextend.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvextend.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvm2-activation-generator.8_main man: lvm2-activation-generator fix vgchange comment 2020-03-10 14:41:51 -05:00
lvm-fullreport.8_des man lvm fullreport and lvpoll references 2017-05-03 16:40:44 -05:00
lvm-fullreport.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvm-fullreport.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvm-lvpoll.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvm-lvpoll.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvm-lvpoll.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvm.8_main man: Include '_vdata' as reserved name 2019-10-30 10:38:40 -05:00
lvm.conf.5_main man lvm.conf: say how to get a description of settings 2017-05-03 16:01:19 -05:00
lvmcache.7_main man lvmcache: add writecache cleaner info 2020-12-02 15:29:21 -06:00
lvmconfig.8_des man: simplify by avoiding different headers on de-duplication of lvmconfig, lvm-config and lvm-dumpconfig 2017-03-29 01:44:09 +02:00
lvmconfig.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvmconfig.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvmdbusd.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvmdiskscan.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvmdiskscan.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvmdiskscan.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvmdump.8_main man: correctly use configured directories 2020-09-09 13:22:37 +02:00
lvmlockctl.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvmlockd.8_main man: correctly use configured directories 2020-09-09 13:22:37 +02:00
lvmpolld.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvmraid.7_main Allow dm-integrity to be used for raid images 2020-04-15 12:10:32 -05:00
lvmreport.7_main man lvm fullreport and lvpoll references 2017-05-03 16:40:44 -05:00
lvmsadc.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvmsar.8_main man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvmsystemid.7_main man: remove scattered lvmetad references 2018-11-14 09:57:57 -06:00
lvmthin.7_main thin: improve 16g support for thin pool metadata 2021-02-01 12:06:13 +01:00
lvmvdo.7_main man: update lvmvdo 2020-12-08 20:32:34 +01:00
lvreduce.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvreduce.8_end Revert "man: fix lvreduce example" 2018-06-27 09:20:21 -05:00
lvreduce.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvremove.8_des man: remove blank lines from end/des files 2017-03-15 15:59:43 -05:00
lvremove.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvremove.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvrename.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvrename.8_end man: remove blank lines from end/des files 2017-03-15 15:59:43 -05:00
lvrename.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvresize.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvresize.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
lvresize.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvs.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvs.8_end writecache: show error in lv_health_status and lv_attr 2020-06-10 12:13:48 -05:00
lvs.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
lvscan.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvscan.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
lvscan.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
Makefile.in man: initial man page for VDO support 2019-01-21 12:39:23 +01:00
pvchange.8_des man pvchange: mention one option is required 2017-05-03 15:10:10 -05:00
pvchange.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
pvchange.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvck.8_des man: pvck dump description improvements 2020-01-22 15:01:00 -06:00
pvck.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
pvck.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvcreate.8_des Place the first PE at 1 MiB for all defaults 2018-11-26 16:36:50 -06:00
pvcreate.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
pvcreate.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvdisplay.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvdisplay.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvdisplay.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvmove.8_des man: remove blank lines from end/des files 2017-03-15 15:59:43 -05:00
pvmove.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
pvmove.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvremove.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvremove.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvremove.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvresize.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvresize.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
pvresize.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvs.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvs.8_end man: remove blank lines from end/des files 2017-03-15 15:59:43 -05:00
pvs.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
pvscan.8_des man: pvscan updates 2018-11-14 09:34:30 -06:00
pvscan.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
pvscan.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
see_also.end man: remove scattered lvmetad references 2018-11-14 09:57:57 -06:00
vgcfgbackup.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgcfgbackup.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgcfgbackup.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgcfgrestore.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgcfgrestore.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgcfgrestore.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgchange.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgchange.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgchange.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgck.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgck.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgck.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgconvert.8_des Remove vgconvert 2018-06-13 14:14:03 -05:00
vgconvert.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgconvert.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgcreate.8_des Place the first PE at 1 MiB for all defaults 2018-11-26 16:36:50 -06:00
vgcreate.8_end man: remove blank lines from end/des files 2017-03-15 15:59:43 -05:00
vgcreate.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgdisplay.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgdisplay.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgdisplay.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgexport.8_des man vgexport: expand description 2018-05-21 16:26:49 -05:00
vgexport.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
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vgextend.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
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vgimport.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgimport.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
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vgimportclone.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
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vgimportclone.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgmerge.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgmerge.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgmerge.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgmknodes.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgmknodes.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgmknodes.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgreduce.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgreduce.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgreduce.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgremove.8_des man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgremove.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgremove.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgrename.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgrename.8_end man-generator/man/help: simplify hyphen escaping 2017-03-27 16:49:39 +02:00
vgrename.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgs.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgs.8_end man: remove blank lines 2017-03-15 11:05:31 -05:00
vgs.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgscan.8_des man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgscan.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgscan.8_pregen man: regenerate 2020-10-24 01:42:16 +02:00
vgsplit.8_des man: vgsplit source and destination VGs 2020-11-17 11:00:40 -06:00
vgsplit.8_end man: Revise internal man page generation process. 2017-03-14 00:47:46 +00:00
vgsplit.8_pregen build: make generate 2020-11-26 17:37:32 +01:00