From: Scott Moser <smoser@brickies.net>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: [linux-lvm] [PATCH] man: document that 2 times poolmetadatasize is allocated for lvmthin
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:19:02 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKxE60wD76RnJ=Zk690C5vajHjg3xuLANOoRih42VRQKrCriPw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
diff --git a/man/lvmthin.7_main b/man/lvmthin.7_main
index ce2343183..e21e516c9 100644
--- a/man/lvmthin.7_main
+++ b/man/lvmthin.7_main
@@ -1101,6 +1101,11 @@ specified with the --poolmetadatasize option.
When this option is not
given, LVM automatically chooses a size based on the data size and chunk
size.
+The space allocated by creation of a thinpool will include
+a spare metadata LV by default (see "Spare metadata LV"). As a result,
+the VG must have enough space for the --size option plus twice
+the specified (or calculated) --poolmetadata value.
+
It can be hard to predict the amount of metadata space that will be
needed, so it is recommended to start with a size of 1GiB which should be
enough for all practical purposes. A thin pool metadata LV can later be
next reply other threads:[~2020-10-20 19:19 UTC|newest]
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2020-10-20 19:19 Scott Moser [this message]
2020-10-28 20:15 ` [linux-lvm] [PATCH] man: document that 2 times poolmetadatasize is allocated for lvmthin Zdenek Kabelac
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2020-10-20 18:25 Scott Moser
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