From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: NeilBrown Subject: Re: [PATCH] Update documentation for sync_min and sync_max entries Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 09:11:33 +1000 Message-ID: <20110512091133.63811ea6@notabene.brown> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: CoolCold Cc: Linux RAID List-Id: linux-raid.ids On Wed, 11 May 2011 21:11:39 +0400 CoolCold wro= te: > There is orthographical mistake in patch, in word "withing", should b= e > "within". I guess this is too little for one more emailed patch, so > just notifying & marking line. >=20 > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:30 PM, CoolCold wro= te: > > This patch is against 2.6.37 ( > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.37.y= =2Egit > > , commit id 97b197f07d15dbcd53328e75754e2f947814c733 ) but I didn't > > notice any changes in 2.6.38 though. > > > > linux/Documentation/md.txt is missing description for sync_min and > > sync_max entries. > > This patch adds description for sync_min and sync_max entries. > > > > Signed-off-by: Roman Ovchinnikov > > --- > > =A0Documentation/md.txt | =A0 10 ++++++++++ > > =A01 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/md.txt b/Documentation/md.txt > > index a81c7b4..8f8cb4f 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/md.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/md.txt > > @@ -552,6 +552,16 @@ also have > > =A0 =A0 =A0within the array where IO will be blocked. =A0This is cu= rrently > > =A0 =A0 =A0only supported for raid4/5/6. > > > > + =A0 sync_min > > + =A0 sync_max > > + =A0 =A0 The two values, given as numbers of sectors, indicate a r= ange > -+ =A0 =A0 withing the array where 'check'/'repair' will operate. Mus= t be > ++ within the array where 'check'/'repair' will operate. Must be > > + =A0 =A0 a multiple of chunk_size. When it reaches "sync_max" it w= ill > > + =A0 =A0 pause, rather than complete. > > + =A0 =A0 You can use 'select' or 'poll' on "sync_completed" to wai= t for > > + =A0 =A0 that number to reach sync_max. =A0Then you can either inc= rease > > + =A0 =A0 "sync_max", or can write 'idle' to "sync_action". > > + > > > > =A0Each active md device may also have attributes specific to the > > =A0personality module that manages it. > > >=20 >=20 >=20 Thanks. I have added this to my queue. I might go through the whole f= ile and see what else needs fixing before submitting it though. NeilBrown -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html