rbd: rename __rbd_update_snaps to __rbd_refresh_header
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1What: /sys/bus/rbd/
2Date: November 2010
55b00bae 3Contact: Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@newdream.net>,
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4 Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net>
5Description:
6
7Being used for adding and removing rbd block devices.
8
9Usage: <mon ip addr> <options> <pool name> <rbd image name> [snap name]
10
11 $ echo "192.168.0.1 name=admin rbd foo" > /sys/bus/rbd/add
12
13The snapshot name can be "-" or omitted to map the image read/write. A <dev-id>
14will be assigned for any registered block device. If snapshot is used, it will
15be mapped read-only.
16
17Removal of a device:
18
19 $ echo <dev-id> > /sys/bus/rbd/remove
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21Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/
22--------------------------------------------
23
24client_id
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26 The ceph unique client id that was assigned for this specific session.
27
28major
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30 The block device major number.
31
32name
33
34 The name of the rbd image.
35
36pool
37
38 The pool where this rbd image resides. The pool-name pair is unique
39 per rados system.
40
41size
42
43 The size (in bytes) of the mapped block device.
44
45refresh
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47 Writing to this file will reread the image header data and set
48 all relevant datastructures accordingly.
49
50current_snap
51
52 The current snapshot for which the device is mapped.
53
54create_snap
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56 Create a snapshot:
57
58 $ echo <snap-name> > /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_create
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60snap_*
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62 A directory per each snapshot
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65Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_<snap-name>
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67
68id
69
70 The rados internal snapshot id assigned for this snapshot
71
72size
73
74 The size of the image when this snapshot was taken.
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