From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Huaisheng Ye Subject: [PATCH v3 4/5] Documentation/device-mapper: add optional parameter reinit Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:29:54 +0800 Message-ID: <20190131022955.9920-5-yehs2007@zoho.com> References: <20190131022955.9920-1-yehs2007@zoho.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20190131022955.9920-1-yehs2007-ytc+IHgoah0@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-nvdimm-bounces-hn68Rpc1hR1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org Sender: "Linux-nvdimm" To: mpatocka-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, snitzer-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, agk-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org Cc: jack-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org, corbet-T1hC0tSOHrs@public.gmane.org, linux-nvdimm-hn68Rpc1hR1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org, linux-doc-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, dm-devel-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org List-Id: dm-devel.ids From: Huaisheng Ye Add intro and usage guide for reinit. Signed-off-by: Huaisheng Ye --- Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt index 01532b3..255c68c 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/writecache.txt @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Constructor parameters: afterwards - some underlying devices perform better with fua, some with nofua. The user should test it + reinit (by default off) + applicable only to persistent memory - use the REINIT flag + when the surper block has messy data, that would cause fn ctr + failed to work with invalid magic or version in the superblock Status: 1. error indicator - 0 if there was no error, otherwise error number -- 1.8.3.1