[dm-devel] dmsetup load not working?

[Bob Bell]

On Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 06:53:59PM +0100, Milan Broz wrote:
> There can be two tables for DM device, active and inactive.
> 
> Active (live) table is used for operation, inactive is used
> in preparation for table change.
> 
> "Inactive" table is activated during device resume (if you need to
> change table, suspend device and resume device is needed to switch
> inactive table to live state).

I missed that these were two separate slots, and that resume was the
trigger to use the inactive table.  It makes a lot of sense now.  That's
for taking the time to explain it.  I should be all set now.

-- 
Bob Bell