[gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: lvm2.xml

[Sven Vermeulen (swift)]

swift       13/01/20 16:21:39

  Modified:             lvm2.xml
  Log:
  Fix bug #451322 - Make it clear that usr and var require initramfs. Also drop 2.4

Revision  Changes    Path
1.31                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml

file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml?rev=1.31&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml?rev=1.31&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml?r1=1.30&r2=1.31

Index: lvm2.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.30
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -r1.30 -r1.31
--- lvm2.xml	18 Jan 2013 23:06:26 -0000	1.30
+++ lvm2.xml	20 Jan 2013 16:21:39 -0000	1.31
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml,v 1.30 2013/01/18 23:06:26 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/lvm2.xml,v 1.31 2013/01/20 16:21:39 swift Exp $ -->
 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
 
 <guide>
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
 
-<version>7</version>
-<date>2013-01-18</date>
+<version>8</version>
+<date>2013-01-20</date>
 
 <chapter>
 <title>Introduction</title>
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
 your kernel and getting LVM2 to work is covered later in this guide.
 </p>
 
-<p>
-Not all 2.4 kernels provided by Gentoo support LVM2!
-</p>
-
 </body>
 </section>
 <section>
@@ -141,7 +137,9 @@
 resources section at the end of this guide for a link to a mini-howto on how to
 do this. The size of the root partition need not be large if you will keep
 <path>/opt /usr /home /var</path> and <path>/tmp</path> in an LVM2 Volume Group
-(vg). In this case, 1GB should be sufficient.
+(vg). In this case, 1GB should be sufficient. Note however that, if you have
+<path>/usr</path> or <path>/var</path> in an LVM2 volume group, you will need to
+boot the system with an initramfs.
 </p>
 
 <note>
@@ -150,6 +148,8 @@
 <path>/proc</path>, <path>/sbin</path>, <path>/dev</path>, and
 <path>/root</path>. This way, you would still be able to log into your system
 (crippled, but still somewhat usable, as root) if something goes terribly wrong.
+Also exclude <path>/usr</path> and <path>/var</path> from LVM2 if you do not
+want to boot with an initramfs.
 </note>
 
 <p>
@@ -348,20 +348,10 @@
 
 <p>
 When configuring your kernel, make sure to configure your kernel to
-support LVM2 (not all 2.4 kernels do). Select the LVM2 module as follows:
+support LVM2. Select the LVM2 module as follows:
 </p>
 
-<pre caption="Selecting the LVM2 module in a 2.4.x kernel">
-Multi-device support (RAID and LVM)  ---&gt;
-  [*] Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM)
-  &lt; &gt;  RAID support
-<comment>(Note that LVM is not selected on purpose, this was for LVM1)</comment>
-  &lt; &gt;  Logical volume manager (LVM) support
-  &lt;M&gt;  Device-mapper support
-  &lt; &gt;   Mirror (RAID-1) support
-</pre>
-
-<pre caption="Selecting the LVM2 module in a 2.6.x kernel">
+<pre caption="Selecting the LVM2 module in the Linux kernel">
 Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM) ---&gt;
    [*] Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM)