From: Mike Snitzer Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:54:20 +0000 (-0400) Subject: dm cache: document metadata device is exclussive to a cache X-Git-Tag: v3.12-rc1~70^2~18 X-Git-Url: https://asedeno.scripts.mit.edu/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=66bb2644cac8b5cc1cc477959aa37dcfe6317a23;p=linux.git dm cache: document metadata device is exclussive to a cache A cache's metadata device may not be shared by multiple cache devices. Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon Acked-by: Joe Thornber --- diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt index e8cdf7241b66..af99c458c841 100644 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt +++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/cache.txt @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ other parameters detailed later): which are dirty, and extra hints for use by the policy object. This information could be put on the cache device, but having it separate allows the volume manager to configure it differently, - e.g. as a mirror for extra robustness. + e.g. as a mirror for extra robustness. This metadata device may only + be used by a single cache device. Fixed block size ----------------