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-rw-r--r--lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h1
-rw-r--r--lib/metadata/metadata.c5
-rw-r--r--liblvm/.exported_symbols1
-rw-r--r--liblvm/lvm.h26
-rw-r--r--liblvm/lvm_vg.c5
-rw-r--r--test/api/test.c5
6 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index bc946da6..0ed48e3b 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ uint32_t pv_mda_count(const pv_t *pv);
uint64_t lv_size(const lv_t *lv);
int vg_missing_pv_count(const vg_t *vg);
+uint32_t vg_seqno(const vg_t *vg);
uint32_t vg_status(const vg_t *vg);
uint64_t vg_size(const vg_t *vg);
uint64_t vg_free(const vg_t *vg);
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 03e77301..d25ad681 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -3424,6 +3424,11 @@ uint32_t pv_mda_count(const pv_t *pv)
return info ? dm_list_size(&info->mdas) : UINT64_C(0);
}
+uint32_t vg_seqno(const vg_t *vg)
+{
+ return vg->seqno;
+}
+
uint32_t vg_status(const vg_t *vg)
{
return vg->status;
diff --git a/liblvm/.exported_symbols b/liblvm/.exported_symbols
index 452b676a..1e6d4c41 100644
--- a/liblvm/.exported_symbols
+++ b/liblvm/.exported_symbols
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ lvm_config_override
lvm_pv_get_name
lvm_pv_get_uuid
lvm_pv_get_mda_count
+lvm_vg_get_seqno
lvm_vg_get_name
lvm_vg_get_uuid
lvm_vg_get_size
diff --git a/liblvm/lvm.h b/liblvm/lvm.h
index 8049df8b..a3bfffaf 100644
--- a/liblvm/lvm.h
+++ b/liblvm/lvm.h
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@
* A volume group handle may be obtained with read or write permission.
* Any attempt to change a property of a pv_t, vg_t, or lv_t without
* obtaining write permission on the vg_t will fail with EPERM.
+ *
+ * An application first opening a VG read-only, then later wanting to change
+ * a property of an object must first close the VG and re-open with write
+ * permission. Currently liblvm provides no mechanism to determine whether
+ * the VG has changed on-disk in between these operations - this is the
+ * application's responsiblity. One way the application can ensure the VG
+ * has not changed is to save the "vg_seqno" field after opening the VG with
+ * READ permission. If the application later needs to modify the VG, it can
+ * close the VG and re-open with WRITE permission. It should then check
+ * whether the original "vg_seqno" obtained with READ permission matches
+ * the new one obtained with WRITE permission.
*/
/**
@@ -470,6 +481,21 @@ int lvm_vg_reduce(vg_t *vg, const char *device);
int lvm_vg_set_extent_size(vg_t *vg, uint32_t new_size);
/**
+ * Get the current metadata sequence number of a volume group.
+ *
+ * The metadata sequence number is incrented for each metadata change.
+ * Applications may use the sequence number to determine if any LVM objects
+ * have changed from a prior query.
+ *
+ * \param vg
+ * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open.
+ *
+ * \return
+ * Metadata sequence number.
+ */
+uint64_t lvm_vg_get_seqno(const vg_t *vg);
+
+/**
* Get the current name of a volume group.
*
* Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory
diff --git a/liblvm/lvm_vg.c b/liblvm/lvm_vg.c
index 0aa2e08c..bd04d812 100644
--- a/liblvm/lvm_vg.c
+++ b/liblvm/lvm_vg.c
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ struct dm_list *lvm_vg_list_lvs(vg_t *vg)
return list;
}
+uint64_t lvm_vg_get_seqno(const vg_t *vg)
+{
+ return vg_seqno(vg);
+}
+
/* FIXME: invalid handle? return INTMAX? */
uint64_t lvm_vg_get_size(const vg_t *vg)
{
diff --git a/test/api/test.c b/test/api/test.c
index 95e1b0b1..79770354 100644
--- a/test/api/test.c
+++ b/test/api/test.c
@@ -345,10 +345,11 @@ static void _vg_close(char **argv, int argc)
static void _show_one_vg(vg_t *vg)
{
- printf("%s (%s): size=%"PRIu64", free=%"PRIu64", #pv=%"PRIu64"\n",
+ printf("%s (%s): sz=%"PRIu64", free=%"PRIu64", #pv=%"PRIu64
+ ", seq#=%"PRIu64"\n",
lvm_vg_get_name(vg), lvm_vg_get_uuid(vg),
lvm_vg_get_size(vg), lvm_vg_get_free_size(vg),
- lvm_vg_get_pv_count(vg));
+ lvm_vg_get_pv_count(vg), lvm_vg_get_seqno(vg));
}
static void _list_open_vgs(void)