[dm-devel] [PATCH v3 07/11] multipath.conf.5: Remove ??? and other minor fixes

Hannes Reinecke hare at suse.de
Thu Jun 22 06:06:06 UTC 2017


On 06/21/2017 05:06 PM, Martin Wilck wrote:
> Remove the FIXME markers by filling in missing content,
> and make some other minor fixes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Wilck <mwilck at suse.com>
> Acked-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins at redhat.com>
> ---
>  multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5
> index d5d9438a..000a42ec 100644
> --- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5
> +++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5
> @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Return a constant priority of \fI1\fR.
>  .I sysfs
>  Use the sysfs attributes \fIaccess_state\fR and \fIpreferred_path\fR to
>  generate the path priority. This prioritizer accepts the optional prio_arg
> -\fIexclusive_pref_bit\fR
> +\fIexclusive_pref_bit\fR.
>  .TP
>  .I emc
>  (Hardware-dependent)
> @@ -300,14 +300,19 @@ Generate the path priority based on a latency algorithm.
>  Requires prio_args keyword.
>  .TP
>  .I datacore
> -.\" XXX
> -???. Requires prio_args keyword.
> +(Hardware-dependent)
> +Generate the path priority for some Datacore storage arrays. Requires prio_args
> +keyword.
>  .TP
>  .I iet
> -.\" XXX
> -???. Requires prio_args keyword.
> -.TP
> -The default is: \fBconst\fR
> +(iSCSI only)
> +Generate path priority for iSCSI targets based on IP address. Requires
> +prio_args keyword.
> +.PP
> +The default depends on the \fBdetect_prio\fR setting: If \fBdetect_prio\fR is
> +\fByes\fR (default), the default priority algorithm is \fBsysfs\fR (except for
> +NetAPP E-Series, where it is \fBalua\fR). If \fBdetect_prio\fR is
> +\fBno\fR, the default priority algorithm is \fBconst\fR.
>  .RE
>  .
>  .
> @@ -364,12 +369,12 @@ If \fIexclusive_pref_bit\fR is set, paths with the \fIpreferred path\fR bit
>  set will always be in their own path group.
>  .TP
>  .I datacore
> -.\" XXX
> -\fIpreferredsds\fR ???.
> +\fIpreferredsds\fR (required) denotes the preferred "SDS name" for datacore
> +arrays. \fItimeout\fR (optional) is the timeout for the INQUIRY, in ms.
>  .TP
>  .I iet
> -.\" XXX
> -\fIpreferredip\fR ???.
> +\fIpreferredip=...\fR (required) denotes the preferred IP address (in dotted decimal
> +notation) for iSCSI targets.
>  .TP
>  The default is: \fB<unset>\fR
>  .RE
> @@ -384,29 +389,28 @@ Possible values for the feature list are:
>  .TP 12
>  .\" XXX
>  .I queue_if_no_path
> -(Superseded by \fIno_path_retry\fR) (Since ??? kernel) Queue I/O if no path is active.
> +(Superseded by \fIno_path_retry\fR) Queue I/O if no path is active.
>  Identical to the \fIno_path_retry\fR with \fIqueue\fR value. If both this
>  feature and \fIno_path_retry\fR are set, the latter value takes
>  precedence. See KNOWN ISSUES.
>  .TP
> -.I no_partitions
> -Disable automatic partitions generation via kpartx.
> -.TP
>  .\" XXX
>  .I pg_init_retries <times>
> -(Since ??? kernel) Number of times to retry pg_init, it must be between 1 and 50.
> +(Since kernel 2.6.24) Number of times to retry pg_init, it must be between 1 and 50.
>  .TP
>  .\" XXX
>  .I pg_init_delay_msecs <msecs>
> -(Since ??? kernel) Number of msecs before pg_init retry, it must be between 0 and 60000.
> +(Since kernel 2.6.38) Number of msecs before pg_init retry, it must be between 0 and 60000.
>  .TP
>  .\" XXX
>  .I queue_mode <mode>
> -(Since ??? kernel) Select the the queue_mode per multipath device.
> -Where <mode> can be \fIbio\fR, \fIrq\fR or \fImq\fR. Which corresponds to
> -bio-based, request_fn rq-based, and blk-mq rq-based respectively.
> -.TP
> -The default is: \fB0\fR
> +(Since kernel 4.8) Select the the queueing mode per multipath device.
> +<mode> can be \fIbio\fR, \fIrq\fR or \fImq\f, which corresponds to
> +bio-based, request-based, and block-multiqueue (blk-mq) request-based,
> +respectively.
> +
> +The default depends on the kernel parameter \fBdm_mod.use_blk_mq\fR. It is
> +\fImq\fR if the latter is set, and \fIrq\fR otherwise.
>  .RE
>  .
>  .
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare at suse.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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