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@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ Using an existing pool device
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$data_block_size $low_water_mark"
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$data_block_size gives the smallest unit of disk space that can be
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-allocated at a time expressed in units of 512-byte sectors. People
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-primarily interested in thin provisioning may want to use a value such
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-as 1024 (512KB). People doing lots of snapshotting may want a smaller value
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-such as 128 (64KB). If you are not zeroing newly-allocated data,
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-a larger $data_block_size in the region of 256000 (128MB) is suggested.
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-$data_block_size must be the same for the lifetime of the
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-metadata device.
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+allocated at a time expressed in units of 512-byte sectors.
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+$data_block_size must be between 128 (64KB) and 2097152 (1GB) and a
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+multiple of 128 (64KB). $data_block_size cannot be changed after the
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+thin-pool is created. People primarily interested in thin provisioning
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+may want to use a value such as 1024 (512KB). People doing lots of
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+snapshotting may want a smaller value such as 128 (64KB). If you are
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+not zeroing newly-allocated data, a larger $data_block_size in the
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+region of 256000 (128MB) is suggested.
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$low_water_mark is expressed in blocks of size $data_block_size. If
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free space on the data device drops below this level then a dm event
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