Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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.Dd January 16, 2004
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.Dt G_WITHER_GEOM 9
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm g_wither_geom
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.Nd "destroy geom and related providers and consumers when you get a chance"
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Ft void
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.Fn g_wither_geom "struct g_geom *gp" "int error"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn g_wither_geom
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function tells GEOM that geom
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.Fa gp
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is to be destroyed.
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GEOM sets an error on each provider of the given geom (in the
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orphaning process) and waits for a chance to destroy the geom.
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If the access count of any possessed consumer goes to 0, the consumer will be
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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detached and destroyed automatically.
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2004-05-18 11:33:37 +00:00
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If the last consumer attached to any possessed provider will be detached,
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the provider will be destroyed.
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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If there are no more providers nor consumers, the geom will be
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destroyed.
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.Pp
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This is an automatic
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.Dq garbage collect
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to avoid duplicated code in all classes.
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Before it is called, field
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should be disposed of and set to
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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.Dv NULL .
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Note that the
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.Fn g_wither_geom
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function gives no guarantee that the geom will be immediately destroyed, mostly
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because the access counts of the geom's consumers and providers may not be 0.
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That is why calling this function for every geom from a given class is not enough
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to be sure that the class can be unloaded.
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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.Sh RESTRICTIONS/CONDITIONS
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The argument
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.Fa error
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must be nonzero.
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.Pp
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The topology lock has to be held.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr geom 4 ,
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.Xr DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS 9 ,
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.Xr g_access 9 ,
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Added first part of GEOM kernel API manuals pages.
Documented function and macros are:
- DECLARE_GEOM_CLASS(),
- g_attach(),
- g_detach(),
- g_new_bio(),
- g_clone_bio(),
- g_destroy_bio(),
- g_new_consumer(),
- g_destroy_consumer(),
- g_read_data(),
- g_write_data(),
- g_post_event(),
- g_waitfor_event(),
- g_cancel_event(),
- g_new_geomf(),
- g_destroy_geom(),
- g_new_providerf(),
- g_destroy_provider(),
- g_error_provider(),
- g_provider_by_name(),
- g_wither_geom().
and more to come.
I want to thanks following people for help with those documents:
Slawek Zak <zaks@prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl>
Simon L. Nielsen <simon@FreeBSD.org>
Pieter de Boer <g.p.de.boer@st.hanze.nl>
and of course
Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Reviewed by: phk, scottl
Approved by: phk, scottl (mentor)
2004-02-11 10:06:18 +00:00
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.Xr g_attach 9 ,
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.Xr g_bio 9 ,
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.Xr g_consumer 9 ,
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.Xr g_data 9 ,
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.Xr g_event 9 ,
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.Xr g_geom 9 ,
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.Xr g_provider 9 ,
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.Xr g_provider_by_name 9
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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This manual page was written by
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.An Pawel Jakub Dawidek Aq pjd@FreeBSD.org .
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