From 2243718faef6ae371d7ebb8e70addb23cd062ca0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alasdair Kergon Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:09:19 +0000 Subject: Add framework for validation of ioctls. Doesn't do any checks yet. dmsetup --checks libdevmapper: dm_task_enable_checks() lvm.conf: activation/checks=1 --- man/dmsetup.8.in | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/dmsetup.8.in b/man/dmsetup.8.in index 3b82b64e..175a429e 100644 --- a/man/dmsetup.8.in +++ b/man/dmsetup.8.in @@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ Invoking the command as \fBdevmap_name\fP is equivalent to .br \fBdmsetup info -c --noheadings -j \fImajor\fB -m \fIminor\fP. .SH OPTIONS +.IP \fB--checks +Perform additional checks on the operations requested and report +potential problems. Useful when debugging scripts. +In some cases these checks may slow down operations noticeably. .IP \fB-c|-C|--columns .br Display output in columns rather than as Field: Value lines. -- cgit