Re: [linux-lvm] What is a good stripe size?

[Joe Thornber <thornber btconnect com>]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 02:59:26AM +0200, Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote:
> man pvmove:
> [...]
>        You  can  move  physical  extents in use but make sure you
>        have an current backup in case of  a  system  crash  while
>        moving!!!
> 
> Now, this does *not* look like *crashproof*, does it?
> This is from the CVS, btw, dated 2001-06-10.

Heinz,

Do we update the metadata after each individual extent is moved ?  Or
at the end of the whole pvmove ?

I'd assumed we were doing the former, in which case this comment from
the man page is unduly pesimistic.

- Joe