Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 828681
Document for default buffere mode of fileio is incorrect.
Last modified: 2015-01-04 18:02:50 EST
Description of problem: "targetcli /backstores/fileio/ help create" said: ==== The buffered parameter is a boolean stating whether or not to enable buffered mode. It is disabled by default (synchronous mode). === But this how creating LUN output: === /backstores/fileio> /backstores/fileio create disk2 /tmp/fcoe-lun2 10G Using buffered mode. Created fileio disk2 with size 10G Entering new node /backstores/fileio/disk2 === Apparently, the default value is "enable buffer". Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): fcoe-target-utils-2.0rc1.fb10-5.el6.noarch How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
buffered mode got replaced by write_back setting. Default setting for write_back should be documented correctly, i.e. on by default.
Reproduced in fcoe-target-utils-2.0rc1.fb10-5.el6.noarch and verified in fcoe-target-utils-2.0rc1.fb16-1.el6.noarch.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0457.html