dm flakey: add drop_writes
Add 'drop_writes' option to drop writes silently while the device is 'down'. Reads are not touched. Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
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dm-flakey
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=========
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This target is the same as the linear target except that it returns I/O
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errors periodically. It's been found useful in simulating failing
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devices for testing purposes.
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This target is the same as the linear target except that it exhibits
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unreliable behaviour periodically. It's been found useful in simulating
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failing devices for testing purposes.
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Starting from the time the table is loaded, the device is available for
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<up interval> seconds, then returns errors for <down interval> seconds,
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and then this cycle repeats.
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<up interval> seconds, then exhibits unreliable behaviour for <down
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interval> seconds, and then this cycle repeats.
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Parameters: <dev path> <offset> <up interval> <down interval>
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Also, consider using this in combination with the dm-delay target too,
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which can delay reads and writes and/or send them to different
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underlying devices.
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Table parameters
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----------------
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<dev path> <offset> <up interval> <down interval> \
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[<num_features> [<feature arguments>]]
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Mandatory parameters:
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<dev path>: Full pathname to the underlying block-device, or a
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"major:minor" device-number.
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<offset>: Starting sector within the device.
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<up interval>: Number of seconds device is available.
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<down interval>: Number of seconds device returns errors.
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Optional feature parameters:
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If no feature parameters are present, during the periods of
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unreliability, all I/O returns errors.
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drop_writes:
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All write I/O is silently ignored.
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Read I/O is handled correctly.
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