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diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.rst b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 86138735879d..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-flakey.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -========= -dm-flakey -========= - -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 exhibits unreliable behaviour for <down -interval> seconds, and then this cycle repeats. - -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. - - error_writes: - All write I/O is failed with an error signalled. - Read I/O is handled correctly. - - corrupt_bio_byte <Nth_byte> <direction> <value> <flags>: - During <down interval>, replace <Nth_byte> of the data of - each matching bio with <value>. - - <Nth_byte>: - The offset of the byte to replace. - Counting starts at 1, to replace the first byte. - <direction>: - Either 'r' to corrupt reads or 'w' to corrupt writes. - 'w' is incompatible with drop_writes. - <value>: - The value (from 0-255) to write. - <flags>: - Perform the replacement only if bio->bi_opf has all the - selected flags set. - -Examples: - -Replaces the 32nd byte of READ bios with the value 1:: - - corrupt_bio_byte 32 r 1 0 - -Replaces the 224th byte of REQ_META (=32) bios with the value 0:: - - corrupt_bio_byte 224 w 0 32 |