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Re: [linux-lvm] How well tested is the snapshot feature?

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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] How well tested is the snapshot feature?
From: Joe Thornber <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:10:22 +0100
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On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 09:59:31AM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote:
> exceptions LVM1 and EVMS will perform the following steps:
> 
> 1) Issue read of original chunk
> 2) wait
> 3) issue write
> 4) wait

I forgot about the metadata update:

6) issue metadata write
7) wait

device-mapper batches the metadata updates, under load this amortises
the cost away (well, to a point where I can't measure it).

- Joe


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