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author | Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@hq.newdream.net> | 2010-11-19 14:51:04 -0800 |
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committer | Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net> | 2010-12-01 15:53:22 -0800 |
commit | dfc5606dc51381186de765243bab340c8e021868 (patch) | |
tree | 663aa59ad40f1ff2e87fcd5256a7cc6aab7b1c00 /Documentation/ABI/testing | |
parent | 3561d43fd289f590fdae672e5eb831b8d5cf0bf6 (diff) | |
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rbd: replace the rbd sysfs interface
The new interface creates directories per mapped image
and under each it creates a subdir per available snapshot.
This allows keeping a cleaner interface within the sysfs
guidelines. The ABI documentation was updated too.
Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@hq.newdream.net>
Signed-off-by: Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..90a87e2a572b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +What: /sys/bus/rbd/ +Date: November 2010 +Contact: Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@hq.newdream.net>, + Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net> +Description: + +Being used for adding and removing rbd block devices. + +Usage: <mon ip addr> <options> <pool name> <rbd image name> [snap name] + + $ echo "192.168.0.1 name=admin rbd foo" > /sys/bus/rbd/add + +The snapshot name can be "-" or omitted to map the image read/write. A <dev-id> +will be assigned for any registered block device. If snapshot is used, it will +be mapped read-only. + +Removal of a device: + + $ echo <dev-id> > /sys/bus/rbd/remove + +Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/ +-------------------------------------------- + +client_id + + The ceph unique client id that was assigned for this specific session. + +major + + The block device major number. + +name + + The name of the rbd image. + +pool + + The pool where this rbd image resides. The pool-name pair is unique + per rados system. + +size + + The size (in bytes) of the mapped block device. + +refresh + + Writing to this file will reread the image header data and set + all relevant datastructures accordingly. + +current_snap + + The current snapshot for which the device is mapped. + +create_snap + + Create a snapshot: + + $ echo <snap-name> > /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_create + +rollback_snap + + Rolls back data to the specified snapshot. This goes over the entire + list of rados blocks and sends a rollback command to each. + + $ echo <snap-name> > /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_rollback + +snap_* + + A directory per each snapshot + + +Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_<snap-name> +------------------------------------------------------------- + +id + + The rados internal snapshot id assigned for this snapshot + +size + + The size of the image when this snapshot was taken. + + |