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diff --git a/man/blkdeactivate.8_main b/man/blkdeactivate.8_main index 06af52e52..eec663eca 100644 --- a/man/blkdeactivate.8_main +++ b/man/blkdeactivate.8_main @@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ Retry removal several times in case of failure. Deactivate the whole LVM Volume Group when processing a Logical Volume. Deactivating the Volume Group as a whole is quicker than deactivating each Logical Volume separately. +.IP \fIforcevg\fP +Forcibly deactivate the whole LVM Volume Group as soon as possible. +The primary job of this option is to flush the in-flight I/O operation +and then replace the LV's device-mapper table with 'error' target. +This is accomplished by using command "dmsetup wipe_table". +When this option is used, any other options (e.g. "-d retry|force", "-u") will be ignored. .RE .TP .BR -m ", " --mpathoptions \ \fImpath_options\fP @@ -118,6 +124,12 @@ Volume Group at once when processing an LVM Logical Volume. .B blkdeactivate -u -d retry -l wholevg .BR .P +Forcibly deactivate the whole vg. +.BR +# +.B blkdeactivate -l forcevg testvg +.BR +.P Deactivate all supported block devices found in the system. If the deactivation of a device-mapper device fails, retry it and force removal. .BR |