dm flakey: add drop_writes

Add 'drop_writes' option to drop writes silently while the
device is 'down'.  Reads are not touched.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.txt
index c8efdfd19a65..1b66c868ee7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.txt
+++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,34 @@
 dm-flakey
 =========
 
-This target is the same as the linear target except that it returns I/O
-errors periodically.  It's been found useful in simulating failing
-devices for testing purposes.
+This target is the same as the linear target except that it exhibits
+unreliable behaviour periodically.  It's been found useful in simulating
+failing devices for testing purposes.
 
 Starting from the time the table is loaded, the device is available for
-<up interval> seconds, then returns errors for <down interval> seconds,
-and then this cycle repeats.
+<up interval> seconds, then exhibits unreliable behaviour for <down
+interval> seconds, and then this cycle repeats.
 
-Parameters: <dev path> <offset> <up interval> <down interval>
+Also, consider using this in combination with the dm-delay target too,
+which can delay reads and writes and/or send them to different
+underlying devices.
+
+Table parameters
+----------------
+  <dev path> <offset> <up interval> <down interval> \
+    [<num_features> [<feature arguments>]]
+
+Mandatory parameters:
     <dev path>: Full pathname to the underlying block-device, or a
                 "major:minor" device-number.
     <offset>: Starting sector within the device.
     <up interval>: Number of seconds device is available.
     <down interval>: Number of seconds device returns errors.
+
+Optional feature parameters:
+  If no feature parameters are present, during the periods of
+  unreliability, all I/O returns errors.
+
+  drop_writes:
+        All write I/O is silently ignored.
+        Read I/O is handled correctly.