linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-rbd
Josh Durgin b7f6519e6b rbd: correct sysfs snap attribute documentation
Each attribute is prefixed with "snap_".

Signed-off-by: Josh Durgin <josh.durgin@dreamhost.com>
Reviewed-by: Alex Elder <elder@dreamhost.com>
Reviewed-by: Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@hq.newdream.net>
2012-05-14 12:13:14 -05:00

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What: /sys/bus/rbd/
Date: November 2010
Contact: Yehuda Sadeh <yehuda@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
snap_*
A directory per each snapshot
Entries under /sys/bus/rbd/devices/<dev-id>/snap_<snap-name>
-------------------------------------------------------------
snap_id
The rados internal snapshot id assigned for this snapshot
snap_size
The size of the image when this snapshot was taken.