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The stochastic-multi-queue (smq) policy addresses some of the problems with the current multiqueue (mq) policy. Memory usage ------------ The mq policy uses a lot of memory; 88 bytes per cache block on a 64 bit machine. SMQ uses 28bit indexes to implement it's data structures rather than pointers. It avoids storing an explicit hit count for each block. It has a 'hotspot' queue rather than a pre cache which uses a quarter of the entries (each hotspot block covers a larger area than a single cache block). All these mean smq uses ~25bytes per cache block. Still a lot of memory, but a substantial improvement nontheless. Level balancing --------------- MQ places entries in different levels of the multiqueue structures based on their hit count (~ln(hit count)). This means the bottom levels generally have the most entries, and the top ones have very few. Having unbalanced levels like this reduces the efficacy of the multiqueue. SMQ does not maintain a hit count, instead it swaps hit entries with the least recently used entry from the level above. The over all ordering being a side effect of this stochastic process. With this scheme we can decide how many entries occupy each multiqueue level, resulting in better promotion/demotion decisions. Adaptability ------------ The MQ policy maintains a hit count for each cache block. For a different block to get promoted to the cache it's hit count has to exceed the lowest currently in the cache. This means it can take a long time for the cache to adapt between varying IO patterns. Periodically degrading the hit counts could help with this, but I haven't found a nice general solution. SMQ doesn't maintain hit counts, so a lot of this problem just goes away. In addition it tracks performance of the hotspot queue, which is used to decide which blocks to promote. If the hotspot queue is performing badly then it starts moving entries more quickly between levels. This lets it adapt to new IO patterns very quickly. Performance ----------- In my tests SMQ shows substantially better performance than MQ. Once this matures a bit more I'm sure it'll become the default policy. Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
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# Block device driver configuration
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#
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menuconfig MD
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bool "Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM)"
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depends on BLOCK
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select SRCU
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help
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Support multiple physical spindles through a single logical device.
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Required for RAID and logical volume management.
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if MD
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config BLK_DEV_MD
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tristate "RAID support"
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---help---
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This driver lets you combine several hard disk partitions into one
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logical block device. This can be used to simply append one
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partition to another one or to combine several redundant hard disks
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into a RAID1/4/5 device so as to provide protection against hard
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disk failures. This is called "Software RAID" since the combining of
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the partitions is done by the kernel. "Hardware RAID" means that the
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combining is done by a dedicated controller; if you have such a
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controller, you do not need to say Y here.
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More information about Software RAID on Linux is contained in the
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Software RAID mini-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also learn
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where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
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If unsure, say N.
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config MD_AUTODETECT
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bool "Autodetect RAID arrays during kernel boot"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD=y
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default y
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---help---
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If you say Y here, then the kernel will try to autodetect raid
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arrays as part of its boot process.
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If you don't use raid and say Y, this autodetection can cause
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a several-second delay in the boot time due to various
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synchronisation steps that are part of this step.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config MD_LINEAR
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tristate "Linear (append) mode"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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---help---
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If you say Y here, then your multiple devices driver will be able to
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use the so-called linear mode, i.e. it will combine the hard disk
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partitions by simply appending one to the other.
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To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called linear.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config MD_RAID0
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tristate "RAID-0 (striping) mode"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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---help---
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If you say Y here, then your multiple devices driver will be able to
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use the so-called raid0 mode, i.e. it will combine the hard disk
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partitions into one logical device in such a fashion as to fill them
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up evenly, one chunk here and one chunk there. This will increase
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the throughput rate if the partitions reside on distinct disks.
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Information about Software RAID on Linux is contained in the
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Software-RAID mini-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
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learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
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To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called raid0.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config MD_RAID1
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tristate "RAID-1 (mirroring) mode"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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---help---
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A RAID-1 set consists of several disk drives which are exact copies
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of each other. In the event of a mirror failure, the RAID driver
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will continue to use the operational mirrors in the set, providing
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an error free MD (multiple device) to the higher levels of the
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kernel. In a set with N drives, the available space is the capacity
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of a single drive, and the set protects against a failure of (N - 1)
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drives.
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Information about Software RAID on Linux is contained in the
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Software-RAID mini-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
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learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
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If you want to use such a RAID-1 set, say Y. To compile this code
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as a module, choose M here: the module will be called raid1.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config MD_RAID10
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tristate "RAID-10 (mirrored striping) mode"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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---help---
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RAID-10 provides a combination of striping (RAID-0) and
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mirroring (RAID-1) with easier configuration and more flexible
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layout.
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Unlike RAID-0, but like RAID-1, RAID-10 requires all devices to
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be the same size (or at least, only as much as the smallest device
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will be used).
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RAID-10 provides a variety of layouts that provide different levels
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of redundancy and performance.
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RAID-10 requires mdadm-1.7.0 or later, available at:
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ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/
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If unsure, say Y.
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config MD_RAID456
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tristate "RAID-4/RAID-5/RAID-6 mode"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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select RAID6_PQ
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select ASYNC_MEMCPY
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select ASYNC_XOR
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select ASYNC_PQ
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select ASYNC_RAID6_RECOV
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---help---
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A RAID-5 set of N drives with a capacity of C MB per drive provides
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the capacity of C * (N - 1) MB, and protects against a failure
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of a single drive. For a given sector (row) number, (N - 1) drives
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contain data sectors, and one drive contains the parity protection.
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For a RAID-4 set, the parity blocks are present on a single drive,
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while a RAID-5 set distributes the parity across the drives in one
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of the available parity distribution methods.
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A RAID-6 set of N drives with a capacity of C MB per drive
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provides the capacity of C * (N - 2) MB, and protects
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against a failure of any two drives. For a given sector
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(row) number, (N - 2) drives contain data sectors, and two
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drives contains two independent redundancy syndromes. Like
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RAID-5, RAID-6 distributes the syndromes across the drives
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in one of the available parity distribution methods.
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Information about Software RAID on Linux is contained in the
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Software-RAID mini-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
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learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
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If you want to use such a RAID-4/RAID-5/RAID-6 set, say Y. To
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compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module
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will be called raid456.
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If unsure, say Y.
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config MD_MULTIPATH
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tristate "Multipath I/O support"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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help
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MD_MULTIPATH provides a simple multi-path personality for use
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the MD framework. It is not under active development. New
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projects should consider using DM_MULTIPATH which has more
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features and more testing.
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If unsure, say N.
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config MD_FAULTY
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tristate "Faulty test module for MD"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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help
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The "faulty" module allows for a block device that occasionally returns
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read or write errors. It is useful for testing.
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In unsure, say N.
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config MD_CLUSTER
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tristate "Cluster Support for MD (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on BLK_DEV_MD
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depends on DLM
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default n
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---help---
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Clustering support for MD devices. This enables locking and
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synchronization across multiple systems on the cluster, so all
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nodes in the cluster can access the MD devices simultaneously.
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This brings the redundancy (and uptime) of RAID levels across the
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nodes of the cluster.
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If unsure, say N.
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source "drivers/md/bcache/Kconfig"
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config BLK_DEV_DM_BUILTIN
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bool
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config BLK_DEV_DM
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tristate "Device mapper support"
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select BLK_DEV_DM_BUILTIN
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---help---
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Device-mapper is a low level volume manager. It works by allowing
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people to specify mappings for ranges of logical sectors. Various
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mapping types are available, in addition people may write their own
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modules containing custom mappings if they wish.
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Higher level volume managers such as LVM2 use this driver.
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To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be
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called dm-mod.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_MQ_DEFAULT
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bool "request-based DM: use blk-mq I/O path by default"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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This option enables the blk-mq based I/O path for request-based
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DM devices by default. With the option the dm_mod.use_blk_mq
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module/boot option defaults to Y, without it to N, but it can
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still be overriden either way.
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If unsure say N.
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config DM_DEBUG
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bool "Device mapper debugging support"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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Enable this for messages that may help debug device-mapper problems.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_BUFIO
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tristate
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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This interface allows you to do buffered I/O on a device and acts
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as a cache, holding recently-read blocks in memory and performing
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delayed writes.
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config DM_BIO_PRISON
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tristate
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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Some bio locking schemes used by other device-mapper targets
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including thin provisioning.
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source "drivers/md/persistent-data/Kconfig"
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config DM_CRYPT
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tristate "Crypt target support"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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select CRYPTO
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select CRYPTO_CBC
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---help---
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This device-mapper target allows you to create a device that
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transparently encrypts the data on it. You'll need to activate
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the ciphers you're going to use in the cryptoapi configuration.
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For further information on dm-crypt and userspace tools see:
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<http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/wiki/DMCrypt>
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To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will
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be called dm-crypt.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_SNAPSHOT
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tristate "Snapshot target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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select DM_BUFIO
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---help---
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Allow volume managers to take writable snapshots of a device.
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config DM_THIN_PROVISIONING
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tristate "Thin provisioning target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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select DM_PERSISTENT_DATA
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select DM_BIO_PRISON
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---help---
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Provides thin provisioning and snapshots that share a data store.
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config DM_CACHE
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tristate "Cache target (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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default n
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select DM_PERSISTENT_DATA
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select DM_BIO_PRISON
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---help---
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dm-cache attempts to improve performance of a block device by
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moving frequently used data to a smaller, higher performance
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device. Different 'policy' plugins can be used to change the
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algorithms used to select which blocks are promoted, demoted,
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cleaned etc. It supports writeback and writethrough modes.
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config DM_CACHE_MQ
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tristate "MQ Cache Policy (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on DM_CACHE
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default y
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---help---
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A cache policy that uses a multiqueue ordered by recent hit
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count to select which blocks should be promoted and demoted.
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This is meant to be a general purpose policy. It prioritises
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reads over writes.
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config DM_CACHE_SMQ
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tristate "Stochastic MQ Cache Policy (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on DM_CACHE
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default y
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---help---
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A cache policy that uses a multiqueue ordered by recent hits
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to select which blocks should be promoted and demoted.
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This is meant to be a general purpose policy. It prioritises
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reads over writes. This SMQ policy (vs MQ) offers the promise
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of less memory utilization, improved performance and increased
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adaptability in the face of changing workloads.
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config DM_CACHE_CLEANER
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tristate "Cleaner Cache Policy (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on DM_CACHE
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default y
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---help---
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A simple cache policy that writes back all data to the
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origin. Used when decommissioning a dm-cache.
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config DM_ERA
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tristate "Era target (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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default n
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select DM_PERSISTENT_DATA
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select DM_BIO_PRISON
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---help---
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dm-era tracks which parts of a block device are written to
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over time. Useful for maintaining cache coherency when using
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vendor snapshots.
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config DM_MIRROR
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tristate "Mirror target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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Allow volume managers to mirror logical volumes, also
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needed for live data migration tools such as 'pvmove'.
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config DM_LOG_USERSPACE
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tristate "Mirror userspace logging"
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depends on DM_MIRROR && NET
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select CONNECTOR
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---help---
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The userspace logging module provides a mechanism for
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relaying the dm-dirty-log API to userspace. Log designs
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which are more suited to userspace implementation (e.g.
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shared storage logs) or experimental logs can be implemented
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by leveraging this framework.
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config DM_RAID
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tristate "RAID 1/4/5/6/10 target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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select MD_RAID1
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select MD_RAID10
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select MD_RAID456
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select BLK_DEV_MD
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---help---
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A dm target that supports RAID1, RAID10, RAID4, RAID5 and RAID6 mappings
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A RAID-5 set of N drives with a capacity of C MB per drive provides
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the capacity of C * (N - 1) MB, and protects against a failure
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of a single drive. For a given sector (row) number, (N - 1) drives
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contain data sectors, and one drive contains the parity protection.
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For a RAID-4 set, the parity blocks are present on a single drive,
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while a RAID-5 set distributes the parity across the drives in one
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of the available parity distribution methods.
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A RAID-6 set of N drives with a capacity of C MB per drive
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provides the capacity of C * (N - 2) MB, and protects
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against a failure of any two drives. For a given sector
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(row) number, (N - 2) drives contain data sectors, and two
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drives contains two independent redundancy syndromes. Like
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RAID-5, RAID-6 distributes the syndromes across the drives
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in one of the available parity distribution methods.
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config DM_ZERO
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tristate "Zero target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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A target that discards writes, and returns all zeroes for
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reads. Useful in some recovery situations.
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config DM_MULTIPATH
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tristate "Multipath target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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# nasty syntax but means make DM_MULTIPATH independent
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# of SCSI_DH if the latter isn't defined but if
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# it is, DM_MULTIPATH must depend on it. We get a build
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# error if SCSI_DH=m and DM_MULTIPATH=y
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depends on SCSI_DH || !SCSI_DH
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---help---
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Allow volume managers to support multipath hardware.
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config DM_MULTIPATH_QL
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tristate "I/O Path Selector based on the number of in-flight I/Os"
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depends on DM_MULTIPATH
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---help---
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This path selector is a dynamic load balancer which selects
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the path with the least number of in-flight I/Os.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_MULTIPATH_ST
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tristate "I/O Path Selector based on the service time"
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depends on DM_MULTIPATH
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---help---
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This path selector is a dynamic load balancer which selects
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the path expected to complete the incoming I/O in the shortest
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time.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_DELAY
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tristate "I/O delaying target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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A target that delays reads and/or writes and can send
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them to different devices. Useful for testing.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_UEVENT
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bool "DM uevents"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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Generate udev events for DM events.
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config DM_FLAKEY
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tristate "Flakey target"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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A target that intermittently fails I/O for debugging purposes.
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config DM_VERITY
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tristate "Verity target support"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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select CRYPTO
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select CRYPTO_HASH
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select DM_BUFIO
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---help---
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This device-mapper target creates a read-only device that
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transparently validates the data on one underlying device against
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a pre-generated tree of cryptographic checksums stored on a second
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device.
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You'll need to activate the digests you're going to use in the
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cryptoapi configuration.
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To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will
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be called dm-verity.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_SWITCH
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tristate "Switch target support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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This device-mapper target creates a device that supports an arbitrary
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mapping of fixed-size regions of I/O across a fixed set of paths.
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The path used for any specific region can be switched dynamically
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by sending the target a message.
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To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will
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be called dm-switch.
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If unsure, say N.
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config DM_LOG_WRITES
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tristate "Log writes target support"
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depends on BLK_DEV_DM
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---help---
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This device-mapper target takes two devices, one device to use
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normally, one to log all write operations done to the first device.
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This is for use by file system developers wishing to verify that
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their fs is writing a consitent file system at all times by allowing
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them to replay the log in a variety of ways and to check the
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contents.
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To compile this code as a module, choose M here: the module will
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be called dm-log-writes.
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If unsure, say N.
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endif # MD
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