[PATCH 0/3] LVM2 topology support (patchset 1)

[PATCH 0/3] LVM2 topology support (patchset 1)

[Mike Snitzer]

Split the overall LVM2 topology patchset into 2 sets.
This first patchset is the core of the LVM2 topology support; the second
patchset is more straight-forward.

First 2 patches are just fixes.

The --dataalignmentoffset patch (3) now adds the dataalignmentoffset to
the first mda (rather than leaving an unused gap between the first mda
and pe_start).  _text_pv_setup() was updated to make certain there isn't
a double-adjustment of pe_start.

Mike Snitzer (3):
  Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.
  Fix _mda_setup() to not check first mda's size before pe_align rounding.
  Add --dataalignmentoffset to pvcreate to shift start of aligned data area.

 WHATS_NEW                        |    3 ++
 lib/format1/format1.c            |    1 +
 lib/format_pool/format_pool.c    |    1 +
 lib/format_text/archiver.c       |    2 +-
 lib/format_text/format-text.c    |   60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h |    3 ++
 lib/metadata/metadata.c          |   30 +++++++++++++++++--
 lib/metadata/metadata.h          |    3 ++
 man/pvcreate.8.in                |   20 +++++++++++--
 tools/args.h                     |    1 +
 tools/commands.h                 |    7 ++--
 tools/pvcreate.c                 |   21 ++++++++++++-
 tools/vgconvert.c                |    2 +-
 13 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

[PATCH 0/3] LVM2 topology support (patchset 1)

[Mike Snitzer]

Split the overall LVM2 topology patchset into 2 sets.
This first patchset is the core of the LVM2 topology support; the second
patchset is more straight-forward.

First 2 patches are just fixes.

The --dataalignmentoffset patch (3) now adds the dataalignmentoffset to
the first mda (rather than leaving an unused gap between the first mda
and pe_start).  _text_pv_setup() was updated to make certain there isn't
a double-adjustment of pe_start.

Mike Snitzer (3):
  Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.
  Fix _mda_setup() to not check first mda's size before pe_align rounding.
  Add --dataalignmentoffset to pvcreate to shift start of aligned data area.

 WHATS_NEW                        |    3 ++
 lib/format1/format1.c            |    1 +
 lib/format_pool/format_pool.c    |    1 +
 lib/format_text/archiver.c       |    2 +-
 lib/format_text/format-text.c    |   60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h |    3 ++
 lib/metadata/metadata.c          |   30 +++++++++++++++++--
 lib/metadata/metadata.h          |    3 ++
 man/pvcreate.8.in                |   20 +++++++++++--
 tools/args.h                     |    1 +
 tools/commands.h                 |    7 ++--
 tools/pvcreate.c                 |   21 ++++++++++++-
 tools/vgconvert.c                |    2 +-
 13 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

[PATCH 1/3] Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.

[Mike Snitzer]

Document existing pe_start policy.
Fix issue in _text_pv_setup() where existing pe_start case could have
the pv->pe_start set to pv->pe_align even though pe_start shouldn't ever
change.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
---
 WHATS_NEW                     |    1 +
 lib/format_text/format-text.c |   10 +++++++---
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index e31ebdf..2630177 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.51 - 
 ================================
+  Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.
   Fix lvm2app.pc installation filename.
   Remove pv_t, vg_t & lv_t handles from lib.  Only liblvm uses them.
   Rename lvm.h to lvm2app.h for now.
diff --git a/lib/format_text/format-text.c b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
index d8e03f0..a5e6664 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/format-text.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,13 @@ static struct metadata_area_ops _metadata_text_raw_ops = {
 };
 
 /* pvmetadatasize in sectors */
+/*
+ * pe_start policy:
+ * - In cases where a pre-existing pe_start is provided (pvcreate --restorefile
+ *   and vgconvert): pe_start must not be changed (so pv->pe_start = pe_start).
+ * - In cases where pe_start is 0: leave pv->pe_start as 0 and defer the
+ *   setting of pv->pe_start to .pv_write
+ */
 static int _text_pv_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		     uint64_t pe_start, uint32_t extent_count,
 		     uint32_t extent_size, unsigned long data_alignment,
@@ -1702,9 +1709,6 @@ static int _text_pv_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 				 "%lu sectors (requested %lu sectors)",
 				 pv_dev_name(pv), pv->pe_align, data_alignment);
 
-		if (pv->pe_start < pv->pe_align)
-			pv->pe_start = pv->pe_align;
-
 		if (extent_count)
 			pe_end = pe_start + extent_count * extent_size - 1;
 		if (!_mda_setup(fmt, pe_start, pe_end, pvmetadatacopies,
-- 
1.6.2.5

[PATCH 2/3] Fix _mda_setup() to not check first mda's size before pe_align rounding.

[Mike Snitzer]

Without this fix rounding the end of the first mda to a pe_align
boundary could silently exceed the disk_size.

Final 'if (start1 + mda_size1 > disk_size)' block serves as a safety
net.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
---
 WHATS_NEW                     |    1 +
 lib/format_text/format-text.c |   17 ++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 2630177..548cfc9 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.51 - 
 ================================
+  Fix _mda_setup() to not check first mda's size before pe_align rounding.
   Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.
   Fix lvm2app.pc installation filename.
   Remove pv_t, vg_t & lv_t handles from lib.  Only liblvm uses them.
diff --git a/lib/format_text/format-text.c b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
index a5e6664..9ff141a 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/format-text.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,14 @@ static int _mda_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 			start1 += (pagesize - mda_adjustment);
 	}
 
+	/* Round up to pe_align boundary */
+	mda_adjustment = (mda_size1 + start1) % alignment;
+	if (mda_adjustment) {
+		mda_size1 += (alignment - mda_adjustment);
+		if (start1 + mda_size1 > disk_size)
+			mda_size1 -= (alignment - mda_adjustment);
+	}
+
 	/* Ensure it's not going to be bigger than the disk! */
 	if (start1 + mda_size1 > disk_size) {
 		log_warn("WARNING: metadata area fills disk leaving no "
@@ -1221,15 +1229,14 @@ static int _mda_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		/* Leave some free space for rounding */
 		/* Avoid empty data area as could cause tools problems */
 		mda_size1 = disk_size - start1 - alignment * 2;
+		/* Round up to pe_align boundary */
+		mda_adjustment = (mda_size1 + start1) % alignment;
+		if (mda_adjustment)
+			mda_size1 += (alignment - mda_adjustment);
 		/* Only have 1 mda in this case */
 		pvmetadatacopies = 1;
 	}
 
-	/* Round up to pe_align() boundary */
-	mda_adjustment = (mda_size1 + start1) % alignment;
-	if (mda_adjustment)
-		mda_size1 += (alignment - mda_adjustment);
-
 	/* If we already have PEs, avoid overlap */
 	if (pe_start || pe_end) {
 		if (pe_start <= start1)
-- 
1.6.2.5

[PATCH 3/3] Add --dataalignmentoffset to pvcreate to shift start of aligned data area

[Mike Snitzer]

Implement pvcreate --dataalignmentoffset to shift the start of
the aligned data area.

Adds pe_align_offset to 'struct physical_volume'; is initialized with
set_pe_align_offset().  After pe_start is established pe_align_offset is
added to it.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
---
 WHATS_NEW                        |    1 +
 lib/format1/format1.c            |    1 +
 lib/format_pool/format_pool.c    |    1 +
 lib/format_text/archiver.c       |    2 +-
 lib/format_text/format-text.c    |   35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h |    3 +++
 lib/metadata/metadata.c          |   30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 lib/metadata/metadata.h          |    3 +++
 man/pvcreate.8.in                |   20 +++++++++++++++++---
 tools/args.h                     |    1 +
 tools/commands.h                 |    7 ++++---
 tools/pvcreate.c                 |   21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 tools/vgconvert.c                |    2 +-
 13 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 548cfc9..4cf1481 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.51 - 
 ================================
+  Add --dataalignmentoffset to pvcreate to shift start of aligned data area.
   Fix _mda_setup() to not check first mda's size before pe_align rounding.
   Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.
   Fix lvm2app.pc installation filename.
diff --git a/lib/format1/format1.c b/lib/format1/format1.c
index aa1483a..887906c 100644
--- a/lib/format1/format1.c
+++ b/lib/format1/format1.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static int _format1_pv_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		     uint64_t pe_start, uint32_t extent_count,
 		     uint32_t extent_size,
 		     unsigned long data_alignment __attribute((unused)),
+		     unsigned long data_alignment_offset __attribute((unused)),
 		     int pvmetadatacopies __attribute((unused)),
 		     uint64_t pvmetadatasize __attribute((unused)), struct dm_list *mdas __attribute((unused)),
 		     struct physical_volume *pv, struct volume_group *vg __attribute((unused)))
diff --git a/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c b/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c
index 6f7e4b4..0d3f918 100644
--- a/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c
+++ b/lib/format_pool/format_pool.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static int _pool_pv_setup(const struct format_type *fmt __attribute((unused)),
 			  uint32_t extent_count __attribute((unused)),
 			  uint32_t extent_size __attribute((unused)),
 			  unsigned long data_alignment __attribute((unused)),
+			  unsigned long data_alignment_offset __attribute((unused)),
 			  int pvmetadatacopies __attribute((unused)),
 			  uint64_t pvmetadatasize __attribute((unused)),
 			  struct dm_list *mdas __attribute((unused)),
diff --git a/lib/format_text/archiver.c b/lib/format_text/archiver.c
index 6d744ed..a3fd4bd 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/archiver.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/archiver.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ int backup_restore_vg(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg)
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (!vg->fid->fmt->ops->
-		    pv_setup(vg->fid->fmt, UINT64_C(0), 0, 0, 0, 0UL,
+		    pv_setup(vg->fid->fmt, UINT64_C(0), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0UL,
 			     UINT64_C(0), &vg->fid->metadata_areas, pv, vg)) {
 			log_error("Format-specific setup for %s failed",
 				  pv_dev_name(pv));
diff --git a/lib/format_text/format-text.c b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
index 9ff141a..0a48380 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/format-text.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ static int _mda_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		      struct physical_volume *pv,
 		      struct volume_group *vg __attribute((unused)))
 {
-	uint64_t mda_adjustment, disk_size, alignment;
+	uint64_t mda_adjustment, disk_size, alignment, alignment_offset;
 	uint64_t start1, mda_size1;	/* First area - start of disk */
 	uint64_t start2, mda_size2;	/* Second area - end of disk */
 	uint64_t wipe_size = 8 << SECTOR_SHIFT;
@@ -1190,6 +1190,7 @@ static int _mda_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		return 1;
 
 	alignment = pv->pe_align << SECTOR_SHIFT;
+	alignment_offset = pv->pe_align_offset << SECTOR_SHIFT;
 	disk_size = pv->size << SECTOR_SHIFT;
 	pe_start <<= SECTOR_SHIFT;
 	pe_end <<= SECTOR_SHIFT;
@@ -1222,6 +1223,14 @@ static int _mda_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 			mda_size1 -= (alignment - mda_adjustment);
 	}
 
+	/* Add pe_align_offset if on pe_align boundary */
+	if (alignment_offset &&
+	    (((start1 + mda_size1) % alignment) == 0)) {
+		mda_size1 += alignment_offset;
+		if (start1 + mda_size1 > disk_size)
+			mda_size1 -= alignment_offset;
+	}
+
 	/* Ensure it's not going to be bigger than the disk! */
 	if (start1 + mda_size1 > disk_size) {
 		log_warn("WARNING: metadata area fills disk leaving no "
@@ -1374,8 +1383,11 @@ static int _text_pv_write(const struct format_type *fmt, struct physical_volume
 	 * If pe_start is still unset, set it to first aligned
 	 * sector after any metadata areas that begin before pe_start.
 	 */
-	if (!pv->pe_start)
+	if (!pv->pe_start) {
 		pv->pe_start = pv->pe_align;
+		if (pv->pe_align_offset)
+			pv->pe_start += pv->pe_align_offset;
+	}
 	dm_list_iterate_items(mda, &info->mdas) {
 		mdac = (struct mda_context *) mda->metadata_locn;
 		if (pv->dev == mdac->area.dev &&
@@ -1387,10 +1399,23 @@ static int _text_pv_write(const struct format_type *fmt, struct physical_volume
 			pv->pe_start = (mdac->area.start + mdac->area.size)
 			    >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
 			adjustment = pv->pe_start % pv->pe_align;
-			if (adjustment)
+			/*
+			 * Avoid double-adjustment of pe_start
+			 * (relative to _mda_setup)
+			 */
+			if (adjustment && adjustment != pv->pe_align_offset)
 				pv->pe_start += pv->pe_align - adjustment;
+			adjustment = pv->pe_start % pv->pe_align;
+			if (!adjustment && pv->pe_align_offset)
+				pv->pe_start += pv->pe_align_offset;
 		}
 	}
+	if (pv->pe_start >= pv->size) {
+		log_error("Data area is beyond end of device %s!",
+			  pv_dev_name(pv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!add_da
 	    (NULL, &info->das, pv->pe_start << SECTOR_SHIFT, UINT64_C(0)))
 		return_0;
@@ -1612,6 +1637,7 @@ static struct metadata_area_ops _metadata_text_raw_ops = {
 static int _text_pv_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		     uint64_t pe_start, uint32_t extent_count,
 		     uint32_t extent_size, unsigned long data_alignment,
+		     unsigned long data_alignment_offset,
 		     int pvmetadatacopies,
 		     uint64_t pvmetadatasize, struct dm_list *mdas,
 		     struct physical_volume *pv, struct volume_group *vg)
@@ -1716,6 +1742,9 @@ static int _text_pv_setup(const struct format_type *fmt,
 				 "%lu sectors (requested %lu sectors)",
 				 pv_dev_name(pv), pv->pe_align, data_alignment);
 
+		if (!pe_start)
+			set_pe_align_offset(pv, data_alignment_offset);
+
 		if (extent_count)
 			pe_end = pe_start + extent_count * extent_size - 1;
 		if (!_mda_setup(fmt, pe_start, pe_end, pvmetadatacopies,
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 74786ed..d8d1a93 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ struct physical_volume {
 	uint32_t pe_count;
 	uint32_t pe_alloc_count;
 	unsigned long pe_align;
+	unsigned long pe_align_offset;
 
 	struct dm_list segments;	/* Ordered pv_segments covering complete PV */
 	struct dm_list tags;
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ struct pvcreate_params {
 	int zero;
 	uint64_t size;
 	uint64_t data_alignment;
+	uint64_t data_alignment_offset;
 	int pvmetadatacopies;
 	uint64_t pvmetadatasize;
 	int64_t labelsector;
@@ -424,6 +426,7 @@ struct physical_volume *pv_create(const struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		      struct id *id,
 		      uint64_t size,
 		      unsigned long data_alignment,
+		      unsigned long data_alignment_offset,
 		      uint64_t pe_start,
 		      uint32_t existing_extent_count,
 		      uint32_t existing_extent_size,
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 76af766..327c089 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -93,6 +93,25 @@ out:
 	return pv->pe_align;
 }
 
+unsigned long set_pe_align_offset(struct physical_volume *pv,
+				  unsigned long data_alignment_offset)
+{
+	if (pv->pe_align_offset)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (data_alignment_offset)
+		pv->pe_align_offset = data_alignment_offset;
+
+	if (!pv->dev)
+		goto out;
+
+	log_very_verbose("%s: Setting PE alignment offset to %lu sectors.",
+			 dev_name(pv->dev), pv->pe_align_offset);
+
+out:
+	return pv->pe_align_offset;
+}
+
 /**
  * add_pv_to_vg - Add a physical volume to a volume group
  * @vg - volume group to add to
@@ -154,7 +173,7 @@ int add_pv_to_vg(struct volume_group *vg, const char *pv_name,
 	pv->pe_alloc_count = 0;
 
 	if (!fid->fmt->ops->pv_setup(fid->fmt, UINT64_C(0), 0,
-				     vg->extent_size, 0, 0UL, UINT64_C(0),
+				     vg->extent_size, 0, 0, 0UL, UINT64_C(0),
 				     &fid->metadata_areas, pv, vg)) {
 		log_error("Format-specific setup of physical volume '%s' "
 			  "failed.", pv_name);
@@ -1191,6 +1210,7 @@ static void fill_default_pvcreate_params(struct pvcreate_params *pp)
 	pp->zero = 0;
 	pp->size = 0;
 	pp->data_alignment = UINT64_C(0);
+	pp->data_alignment_offset = UINT64_C(0);
 	pp->pvmetadatacopies = DEFAULT_PVMETADATACOPIES;
 	pp->pvmetadatasize = DEFAULT_PVMETADATASIZE;
 	pp->labelsector = DEFAULT_LABELSECTOR;
@@ -1249,8 +1269,8 @@ struct physical_volume * pvcreate_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *pv
 
 	dm_list_init(&mdas);
 	if (!(pv = pv_create(cmd, dev, pp->idp, pp->size,
-			     pp->data_alignment, pp->pe_start,
-			     pp->extent_count, pp->extent_size,
+			     pp->data_alignment, pp->data_alignment_offset,
+			     pp->pe_start, pp->extent_count, pp->extent_size,
 			     pp->pvmetadatacopies,
 			     pp->pvmetadatasize,&mdas))) {
 		log_error("Failed to setup physical volume \"%s\"", pv_name);
@@ -1319,6 +1339,7 @@ static struct physical_volume *_alloc_pv(struct dm_pool *mem, struct device *dev
 	pv->pe_count = 0;
 	pv->pe_alloc_count = 0;
 	pv->pe_align = 0;
+	pv->pe_align_offset = 0;
 	pv->fmt = NULL;
 	pv->dev = dev;
 
@@ -1337,6 +1358,7 @@ static struct physical_volume *_alloc_pv(struct dm_pool *mem, struct device *dev
  * @dev: PV device to initialize
  * @size: size of the PV in sectors
  * @data_alignment: requested alignment of data
+ * @data_alignment_offset: requested offset to aligned data
  * @pe_start: physical extent start
  * @existing_extent_count
  * @existing_extent_size
@@ -1355,6 +1377,7 @@ struct physical_volume *pv_create(const struct cmd_context *cmd,
 				  struct device *dev,
 				  struct id *id, uint64_t size,
 				  unsigned long data_alignment,
+				  unsigned long data_alignment_offset,
 				  uint64_t pe_start,
 				  uint32_t existing_extent_count,
 				  uint32_t existing_extent_size,
@@ -1407,6 +1430,7 @@ struct physical_volume *pv_create(const struct cmd_context *cmd,
 
 	if (!fmt->ops->pv_setup(fmt, pe_start, existing_extent_count,
 				existing_extent_size, data_alignment,
+				data_alignment_offset,
 				pvmetadatacopies, pvmetadatasize, mdas,
 				pv, NULL)) {
 		log_error("%s: Format-specific setup of physical volume "
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.h b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
index b9cdfeb..b04e7e2 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ struct format_handler {
 	int (*pv_setup) (const struct format_type * fmt,
 			 uint64_t pe_start, uint32_t extent_count,
 			 uint32_t extent_size, unsigned long data_alignment,
+			 unsigned long data_alignment_offset,
 			 int pvmetadatacopies,
 			 uint64_t pvmetadatasize, struct dm_list * mdas,
 			 struct physical_volume * pv, struct volume_group * vg);
@@ -267,6 +268,8 @@ struct format_handler {
  * Utility functions
  */
 unsigned long set_pe_align(struct physical_volume *pv, unsigned long data_alignment);
+unsigned long set_pe_align_offset(struct physical_volume *pv,
+				  unsigned long data_alignment_offset);
 int vg_validate(struct volume_group *vg);
 
 int pv_write_orphan(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct physical_volume *pv);
diff --git a/man/pvcreate.8.in b/man/pvcreate.8.in
index 4d48805..2f214e3 100644
--- a/man/pvcreate.8.in
+++ b/man/pvcreate.8.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pvcreate \- initialize a disk or partition for use by LVM
 .RB [ \-\-metadatacopies #copies ]
 .RB [ \-\-metadatasize size ]
 .RB [ \-\-dataalignment alignment ]
+.RB [ \-\-dataalignmentoffset alignment_offset ]
 .RB [ \-\-restorefile file ]
 .RB [ \-\-setphysicalvolumesize size ]
 .RB [ \-u | \-\-uuid uuid ]
@@ -91,13 +92,18 @@ The approximate amount of space to be set aside for each metadata area.
 (The size you specify may get rounded.)
 .TP
 .BR \-\-dataalignment " alignment"
-Align the offset of the start of the data to a multiple of this number.
+Align the start of the data to a multiple of this number.
 You should also specify an appropriate \fBPhysicalExtentSize\fP when creating
 the Volume Group with \fBvgcreate\fP.
 .sp
 To see the location of the first Physical Extent of an existing Physical Volume
 use \fBpvs -o +pe_start\fP .  It will be a multiple of the requested
-\fBdata_alignment\fP.
+\fBalignment\fP.  In addition it may be shifted by \fBalignment_offset\fP from
+\fBdata_alignment_offset_detection\fP (if enabled in \fBlvm.conf\fP) or
+\fB--dataalignmentoffset\fP.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-dataalignmentoffset " alignment_offset"
+Shift the start of the data area by this additional \fBalignment_offset\fP.
 .TP
 .BR \-\-metadatacopies " copies"
 The number of metadata areas to set aside on each PV.  Currently
@@ -128,13 +134,21 @@ in the source).  Use with care.
 .TP
 .BR \-\-setphysicalvolumesize " size"
 Overrides the automatically-detected size of the PV.  Use with care.
-.SH Example
+.SH EXAMPLES
 Initialize partition #4 on the third SCSI disk and the entire fifth
 SCSI disk for later use by LVM:
 .sp
 .B pvcreate /dev/sdc4 /dev/sde
 .sp
+If the 2nd SCSI disk is a 4KB sector drive that compensates for windows
+partitioning (sector 7 is the lowest aligned logical block, the 4KB
+sectors start at LBA -1, and consequently sector 63 is aligned on a 4KB
+boundary) manually account for this when initializing for use by LVM:
+.sp
+.B pvcreate --dataalignmentoffset 7s /dev/sdb
+.sp
 .SH SEE ALSO
+.BR lvm.conf (5),
 .BR lvm (8),
 .BR vgcreate (8), 
 .BR vgextend (8), 
diff --git a/tools/args.h b/tools/args.h
index 846b6c2..f5db50e 100644
--- a/tools/args.h
+++ b/tools/args.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ arg(nameprefixes_ARG, '\0', "nameprefixes", NULL, 0)
 arg(unquoted_ARG, '\0', "unquoted", NULL, 0)
 arg(rows_ARG, '\0', "rows", NULL, 0)
 arg(dataalignment_ARG, '\0', "dataalignment", size_kb_arg, 0)
+arg(dataalignmentoffset_ARG, '\0', "dataalignmentoffset", size_kb_arg, 0)
 arg(virtualoriginsize_ARG, '\0', "virtualoriginsize", size_mb_arg, 0)
 arg(virtualsize_ARG, '\0', "virtualsize", size_mb_arg, 0)
 
diff --git a/tools/commands.h b/tools/commands.h
index 8559799..7f9feee 100644
--- a/tools/commands.h
+++ b/tools/commands.h
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ xx(pvcreate,
    "\t[--metadatacopies #copies]" "\n"
    "\t[--metadatasize MetadataSize[bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE]]" "\n"
    "\t[--dataalignment Alignment[bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE]]" "\n"
+   "\t[--dataalignmentoffset AlignmentOffset[bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE]]" "\n"
    "\t[--setphysicalvolumesize PhysicalVolumeSize[bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE]" "\n"
    "\t[-t|--test] " "\n"
    "\t[-u|--uuid uuid] " "\n"
@@ -479,9 +480,9 @@ xx(pvcreate,
    "\t[--version] " "\n"
    "\tPhysicalVolume [PhysicalVolume...]\n",
 
-   dataalignment_ARG, force_ARG, test_ARG, labelsector_ARG, metadatatype_ARG,
-   metadatacopies_ARG, metadatasize_ARG, physicalvolumesize_ARG,
-   restorefile_ARG, uuidstr_ARG, yes_ARG, zero_ARG)
+   dataalignment_ARG, dataalignmentoffset_ARG, force_ARG, test_ARG,
+   labelsector_ARG, metadatatype_ARG, metadatacopies_ARG, metadatasize_ARG,
+   physicalvolumesize_ARG, restorefile_ARG, uuidstr_ARG, yes_ARG, zero_ARG)
 
 xx(pvdata,
    "Display the on-disk metadata for physical volume(s)",
diff --git a/tools/pvcreate.c b/tools/pvcreate.c
index 8595339..a22190d 100644
--- a/tools/pvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/pvcreate.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static int pvcreate_validate_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	if (!(cmd->fmt->features & FMT_MDAS) &&
 	    (arg_count(cmd, metadatacopies_ARG) ||
 	     arg_count(cmd, metadatasize_ARG)   ||
-	     arg_count(cmd, dataalignment_ARG))) {
+	     arg_count(cmd, dataalignment_ARG)  ||
+	     arg_count(cmd, dataalignmentoffset_ARG))) {
 		log_error("Metadata and data alignment parameters only "
 			  "apply to text format.");
 		return 0;
@@ -140,6 +141,24 @@ static int pvcreate_validate_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		pp->data_alignment = 0;
 	}
 
+	if (arg_sign_value(cmd, dataalignmentoffset_ARG, 0) == SIGN_MINUS) {
+		log_error("Physical volume data alignment offset may not be negative");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	pp->data_alignment_offset = arg_uint64_value(cmd, dataalignmentoffset_ARG, UINT64_C(0));
+
+	if (pp->data_alignment_offset > ULONG_MAX) {
+		log_error("Physical volume data alignment offset is too big.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (pp->data_alignment_offset && pp->pe_start) {
+		log_warn("WARNING: Ignoring data alignment offset %" PRIu64
+			 " incompatible with --restorefile value (%"
+			 PRIu64").", pp->data_alignment_offset, pp->pe_start);
+		pp->data_alignment_offset = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (arg_sign_value(cmd, metadatasize_ARG, 0) == SIGN_MINUS) {
 		log_error("Metadata size may not be negative");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/tools/vgconvert.c b/tools/vgconvert.c
index 0996d95..a8b064d 100644
--- a/tools/vgconvert.c
+++ b/tools/vgconvert.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int vgconvert_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vg_name,
 
 		dm_list_init(&mdas);
 		if (!(pv = pv_create(cmd, pv_dev(existing_pv),
-				     &existing_pv->id, size, 0,
+				     &existing_pv->id, size, 0, 0,
 				     pe_start, pv_pe_count(existing_pv),
 				     pv_pe_size(existing_pv), pvmetadatacopies,
 				     pvmetadatasize, &mdas))) {
-- 
1.6.2.5

Re: [PATCH 0/3] LVM2 topology support (patchset 1)

[Mike Snitzer]

Err, redundant push from the wrong subdirectory... correct patchset (#2)
push to follow.

Sorry for the noise.


On Thu, Jul 30 2009 at  7:04pm -0400,
Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com> wrote:

> Split the overall LVM2 topology patchset into 2 sets.
> This first patchset is the core of the LVM2 topology support; the second
> patchset is more straight-forward.
> 
> First 2 patches are just fixes.
> 
> The --dataalignmentoffset patch (3) now adds the dataalignmentoffset to
> the first mda (rather than leaving an unused gap between the first mda
> and pe_start).  _text_pv_setup() was updated to make certain there isn't
> a double-adjustment of pe_start.
> 
> Mike Snitzer (3):
>   Formalize pe_start policy as split between .pv_setup and .pv_write.
>   Fix _mda_setup() to not check first mda's size before pe_align rounding.
>   Add --dataalignmentoffset to pvcreate to shift start of aligned data area.
> 
>  WHATS_NEW                        |    3 ++
>  lib/format1/format1.c            |    1 +
>  lib/format_pool/format_pool.c    |    1 +
>  lib/format_text/archiver.c       |    2 +-
>  lib/format_text/format-text.c    |   60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h |    3 ++
>  lib/metadata/metadata.c          |   30 +++++++++++++++++--
>  lib/metadata/metadata.h          |    3 ++
>  man/pvcreate.8.in                |   20 +++++++++++--
>  tools/args.h                     |    1 +
>  tools/commands.h                 |    7 ++--
>  tools/pvcreate.c                 |   21 ++++++++++++-
>  tools/vgconvert.c                |    2 +-
>  13 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
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