/* $NetBSD: lvm2app.h,v 1.1.1.1 2009/12/02 00:26:15 haad Exp $ */ /* * Copyright (C) 2008,2009 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. * * This file is part of LVM2. * * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions * of the GNU Lesser General Public License v.2.1. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ #ifndef _LIB_LVM2APP_H #define _LIB_LVM2APP_H #include "libdevmapper.h" #include /******************************** WARNING *********************************** * * NOTE: This API is under development and subject to change at any time. * * Please send feedback to lvm-devel@redhat.com * *********************************** WARNING ********************************/ /*************************** Design Overview ********************************/ /** * \mainpage LVM library API * * The API is designed around the following basic LVM objects: * 1) Physical Volume (PV) 2) Volume Group (VG) 3) Logical Volume (LV). * * The library provides functions to list the objects in a system, * get and set object properties (such as names, UUIDs, and sizes), as well * as create/remove objects and perform more complex operations and * transformations. Each object instance is represented by a handle, and * handles are passed to and from the functions to perform the operations. * * A central object in the library is the Volume Group, represented by the * VG handle, vg_t. Performing an operation on a PV or LV object first * requires obtaining a VG handle. Once the vg_t has been obtained, it can * be used to enumerate the pv_t's and lv_t's within that vg_t. Attributes * of these objects can then be queried. * * A volume group handle may be obtained with read or write permission. * Any attempt to change a property of a pv_t, vg_t, or lv_t without * obtaining write permission on the vg_t will fail with EPERM. * * An application first opening a VG read-only, then later wanting to change * a property of an object must first close the VG and re-open with write * permission. Currently liblvm provides no mechanism to determine whether * the VG has changed on-disk in between these operations - this is the * application's responsiblity. One way the application can ensure the VG * has not changed is to save the "vg_seqno" field after opening the VG with * READ permission. If the application later needs to modify the VG, it can * close the VG and re-open with WRITE permission. It should then check * whether the original "vg_seqno" obtained with READ permission matches * the new one obtained with WRITE permission. */ /** * Retrieve the library version. * * The library version is the same format as the full LVM version. * The format is as follows: * LVM_MAJOR.LVM_MINOR.LVM_PATCHLEVEL(LVM_LIBAPI)[-LVM_RELEASE] * An application wishing to determine compatibility with a particular version * of the library should check at least the LVM_MAJOR, LVM_MINOR, and * LVM_LIBAPI numbers. For example, assume the full LVM version is * 2.02.50(1)-1. The application should verify the "2.02" and the "(1)". * * \return A string describing the library version. */ const char *lvm_library_get_version(void); /******************************** structures ********************************/ /** * Opaque structures - do not use directly. Internal structures may change * without notice between releases, whereas this API will be changed much less * frequently. Backwards compatibility will normally be preserved in future * releases. On any occasion when the developers do decide to break backwards * compatibility in any significant way, the LVM_LIBAPI number (included in * the library's soname) will be incremented. */ struct lvm; struct physical_volume; struct volume_group; struct logical_volume; /** * lvm handle. * * This is the base handle that is needed to open and create objects such as * volume groups and logical volumes. In addition, this handle provides a * context for error handling information, saving any error number (see * lvm_errno) and error message (see lvm_errmsg) that any function may * generate. */ typedef struct lvm *lvm_t; /** * Volume group object. * * This object can be either a read-only object or a read-write object * depending on the mode it was returned by a function. Create functions * return a read-write object, but open functions have the argument mode to * define if the object can be modified or not. */ typedef struct volume_group *vg_t; /** * Logical Volume object. * * This object is bound to a volume group and has the same mode of the volume * group. Changes will be written to disk when the volume group gets * committed to disk. */ typedef struct logical_volume *lv_t; /** * Physical volume object. * * This object is bound to a volume group and has the same mode of the volume * group. Changes will be written to disk when the volume group gets * committed to disk. */ typedef struct physical_volume *pv_t; /** * Logical Volume object list. * * Lists of these structures are returned by lvm_vg_list_pvs. */ typedef struct lvm_lv_list { struct dm_list list; lv_t lv; } lv_list_t; /** * Physical volume object list. * * Lists of these structures are returned by lvm_vg_list_pvs. */ typedef struct lvm_pv_list { struct dm_list list; pv_t pv; } pv_list_t; /** * String list. * * This string list contains read-only strings. * Lists of these structures are returned by lvm_list_vg_names and * lvm_list_vg_uuids. */ struct lvm_str_list { struct dm_list list; const char *str; }; /*************************** generic lvm handling ***************************/ /** * Create a LVM handle. * * Once all LVM operations have been completed, use lvm_quit to release * the handle and any associated resources. * * \param system_dir * Set an alternative LVM system directory. Use NULL to use the * default value. If the environment variable LVM_SYSTEM_DIR is set, * it will override any system_dir setting. * * \return * A valid LVM handle is returned or NULL if there has been a * memory allocation problem. You have to check if an error occured * with the lvm_error function. */ lvm_t lvm_init(const char *system_dir); /** * Destroy a LVM handle allocated with lvm_init. * * This function should be used after all LVM operations are complete or after * an unrecoverable error. Destroying the LVM handle frees the memory and * other resources associated with the handle. Once destroyed, the handle * cannot be used subsequently. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. */ void lvm_quit(lvm_t libh); /** * Reload the original configuration from the system directory. * * This function should be used when any LVM configuration changes in the LVM * system_dir or by another lvm_config* function, and the change is needed by * the application. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_config_reload(lvm_t libh); /** * Override the LVM configuration with a configuration string. * * This function is equivalent to the --config option on lvm commands. * Once this API has been used to over-ride the configuration, * use lvm_config_reload to apply the new settings. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \param config_string * LVM configuration string to apply. See the lvm.conf file man page * for the format of the config string. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_config_override(lvm_t libh, const char *config_string); /** * Return stored error no describing last LVM API error. * * Users of liblvm should use lvm_errno to determine the details of a any * failure of the last call. A basic success or fail is always returned by * every function, either by returning a 0 or -1, or a non-NULL / NULL. * If a function has failed, lvm_errno may be used to get a more specific * error code describing the failure. In this way, lvm_errno may be used * after every function call, even after a 'get' function call that simply * returns a value. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \return * An errno value describing the last LVM error. */ int lvm_errno(lvm_t libh); /** * Return stored error message describing last LVM error. * * This function may be used in conjunction with lvm_errno to obtain more * specific error information for a function that is known to have failed. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \return * An error string describing the last LVM error. */ const char *lvm_errmsg(lvm_t libh); /** * Scan all devices on the system for VGs and LVM metadata. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_scan(lvm_t libh); /*************************** volume group handling **************************/ /** * Return the list of volume group names. * * The memory allocated for the list is tied to the lvm_t handle and will be * released when lvm_quit is called. * * NOTE: This function normally does not scan devices in the system for LVM * metadata. To scan the system, use lvm_scan. * NOTE: This function currently returns hidden VG names. These names always * begin with a "#" and should be filtered out and not used. * * To process the list, use the dm_list iterator functions. For example: * vg_t vg; * struct dm_list *vgnames; * struct lvm_str_list *strl; * * vgnames = lvm_list_vg_names(libh); * dm_list_iterate_items(strl, vgnames) { * vgname = strl->str; * vg = lvm_vg_open(libh, vgname, "r"); * // do something with vg * lvm_vg_close(vg); * } * * * \return * A list with entries of type struct lvm_str_list, containing the * VG name strings of the Volume Groups known to the system. * NULL is returned if unable to allocate memory. * An empty list (verify with dm_list_empty) is returned if no VGs * exist on the system. */ struct dm_list *lvm_list_vg_names(lvm_t libh); /** * Return the list of volume group uuids. * * The memory allocated for the list is tied to the lvm_t handle and will be * released when lvm_quit is called. * * NOTE: This function normally does not scan devices in the system for LVM * metadata. To scan the system, use lvm_scan. * NOTE: This function currently returns hidden VG names. These names always * begin with a "#" and should be filtered out and not used. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \return * A list with entries of type struct lvm_str_list, containing the * VG UUID strings of the Volume Groups known to the system. * NULL is returned if unable to allocate memory. * An empty list (verify with dm_list_empty) is returned if no VGs * exist on the system. */ struct dm_list *lvm_list_vg_uuids(lvm_t libh); /** * Open an existing VG. * * Open a VG for reading or writing. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \param vgname * Name of the VG to open. * * \param mode * Open mode - either "r" (read) or "w" (read/write). * Any other character results in an error with EINVAL set. * * \param flags * Open flags - currently ignored. * * \return non-NULL VG handle (success) or NULL (failure). */ vg_t lvm_vg_open(lvm_t libh, const char *vgname, const char *mode, uint32_t flags); /** * Create a VG with default parameters. * * This function creates a Volume Group object in memory. * Upon success, other APIs may be used to set non-default parameters. * For example, to set a non-default extent size, use lvm_vg_set_extent_size. * Next, to add physical storage devices to the volume group, use * lvm_vg_extend for each device. * Once all parameters are set appropriately and all devices are added to the * VG, use lvm_vg_write to commit the new VG to disk, and lvm_vg_close to * release the VG handle. * * \param libh * Handle obtained from lvm_init. * * \param vg_name * Name of the VG to open. * * \return * non-NULL vg handle (success) or NULL (failure) */ vg_t lvm_vg_create(lvm_t libh, const char *vg_name); /** * Write a VG to disk. * * This function commits the Volume Group object referenced by the VG handle * to disk. Upon failure, retry the operation and/or release the VG handle * with lvm_vg_close. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_write(vg_t vg); /** * Remove a VG from the system. * * This function removes a Volume Group object in memory, and requires * calling lvm_vg_write to commit the removal to disk. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_remove(vg_t vg); /** * Close a VG opened with lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * This function releases a VG handle and any resources associated with the * handle. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_close(vg_t vg); /** * Extend a VG by adding a device. * * This function requires calling lvm_vg_write to commit the change to disk. * After successfully adding a device, use lvm_vg_write to commit the new VG * to disk. Upon failure, retry the operation or release the VG handle with * lvm_vg_close. * If the device is not initialized for LVM use, it will be initialized * before adding to the VG. Although some internal checks are done, * the caller should be sure the device is not in use by other subsystems * before calling lvm_vg_extend. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \param device * Absolute pathname of device to add to VG. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_extend(vg_t vg, const char *device); /** * Reduce a VG by removing an unused device. * * This function requires calling lvm_vg_write to commit the change to disk. * After successfully removing a device, use lvm_vg_write to commit the new VG * to disk. Upon failure, retry the operation or release the VG handle with * lvm_vg_close. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \param device * Name of device to remove from VG. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_reduce(vg_t vg, const char *device); /** * Set the extent size of a VG. * * This function requires calling lvm_vg_write to commit the change to disk. * After successfully setting a new extent size, use lvm_vg_write to commit * the new VG to disk. Upon failure, retry the operation or release the VG * handle with lvm_vg_close. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \param new_size * New extent size in bytes. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_set_extent_size(vg_t vg, uint32_t new_size); /** * Get whether or not a volume group is clustered. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * 1 if the VG is clustered, 0 if not */ uint64_t lvm_vg_is_clustered(vg_t vg); /** * Get whether or not a volume group is exported. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * 1 if the VG is exported, 0 if not */ uint64_t lvm_vg_is_exported(vg_t vg); /** * Get whether or not a volume group is a partial volume group. * * When one or more physical volumes belonging to the volume group * are missing from the system the volume group is a partial volume * group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * 1 if the VG is PVs, 0 if not */ uint64_t lvm_vg_is_partial(vg_t vg); /** * Get the current metadata sequence number of a volume group. * * The metadata sequence number is incrented for each metadata change. * Applications may use the sequence number to determine if any LVM objects * have changed from a prior query. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Metadata sequence number. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_seqno(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current name of a volume group. * * Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory * using dm_free(). * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Copy of the uuid string. */ char *lvm_vg_get_uuid(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current uuid of a volume group. * * Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory * using dm_free(). * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Copy of the name. */ char *lvm_vg_get_name(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current size in bytes of a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Size in bytes. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_size(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current unallocated space in bytes of a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Free size in bytes. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_free_size(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current extent size in bytes of a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Extent size in bytes. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_extent_size(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current number of total extents of a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Extent count. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_extent_count(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current number of free extents of a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Free extent count. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_free_extent_count(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the current number of physical volumes of a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Physical volume count. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_pv_count(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the maximum number of physical volumes allowed in a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Maximum number of physical volumes allowed in a volume group. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_max_pv(const vg_t vg); /** * Get the maximum number of logical volumes allowed in a volume group. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * Maximum number of logical volumes allowed in a volume group. */ uint64_t lvm_vg_get_max_lv(const vg_t vg); /************************** logical volume handling *************************/ /** * Return a list of LV handles for a given VG handle. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * A list of lv_list_t structures containing lv handles for this vg. * If no LVs exist on the given VG, NULL is returned. */ struct dm_list *lvm_vg_list_lvs(vg_t vg); /** * Create a linear logical volume. * This function commits the change to disk and does _not_ require calling * lvm_vg_write. * NOTE: The commit behavior of this function is subject to change * as the API is developed. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \param name * Name of logical volume to create. * * \param size * Size of logical volume in extents. * * \return * non-NULL handle to an LV object created, or NULL if creation fails. * */ lv_t lvm_vg_create_lv_linear(vg_t vg, const char *name, uint64_t size); /** * Activate a logical volume. * * This function is the equivalent of the lvm command "lvchange -ay". * * NOTE: This function cannot currently handle LVs with an in-progress pvmove or * lvconvert. * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_lv_activate(lv_t lv); /** * Deactivate a logical volume. * * This function is the equivalent of the lvm command "lvchange -an". * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_lv_deactivate(lv_t lv); /** * Remove a logical volume from a volume group. * * This function commits the change to disk and does _not_ require calling * lvm_vg_write. * NOTE: The commit behavior of this function is subject to change * as the API is developed. * Currently only removing linear LVs are possible. * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_vg_remove_lv(lv_t lv); /** * Get the current name of a logical volume. * * Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory * using dm_free(). * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * Copy of the uuid string. */ char *lvm_lv_get_uuid(const lv_t lv); /** * Get the current uuid of a logical volume. * * Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory * using dm_free(). * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * Copy of the name. */ char *lvm_lv_get_name(const lv_t lv); /** * Get the current size in bytes of a logical volume. * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * Size in bytes. */ uint64_t lvm_lv_get_size(const lv_t lv); /** * Get the current activation state of a logical volume. * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * 1 if the LV is active in the kernel, 0 if not */ uint64_t lvm_lv_is_active(const lv_t lv); /** * Get the current suspended state of a logical volume. * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \return * 1 if the LV is suspended in the kernel, 0 if not */ uint64_t lvm_lv_is_suspended(const lv_t lv); /** * Resize logical volume to new_size bytes. * * NOTE: This function is currently not implemented. * * \param lv * Logical volume handle. * * \param new_size * New size in bytes. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). * */ int lvm_lv_resize(const lv_t lv, uint64_t new_size); /************************** physical volume handling ************************/ /** * Physical volume handling should not be needed anymore. Only physical volumes * bound to a vg contain useful information. Therefore the creation, * modification and the removal of orphan physical volumes is not suported. */ /** * Return a list of PV handles for a given VG handle. * * \param vg * VG handle obtained from lvm_vg_create or lvm_vg_open. * * \return * A list of pv_list_t structures containing pv handles for this vg. * If no PVs exist on the given VG, NULL is returned. */ struct dm_list *lvm_vg_list_pvs(vg_t vg); /** * Get the current uuid of a logical volume. * * Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory * using dm_free(). * * \param pv * Physical volume handle. * * \return * Copy of the uuid string. */ char *lvm_pv_get_uuid(const pv_t pv); /** * Get the current name of a logical volume. * * Memory is allocated using dm_malloc() and caller must free the memory * using dm_free(). * * \param pv * Physical volume handle. * * \return * Copy of the name. */ char *lvm_pv_get_name(const pv_t pv); /** * Get the current number of metadata areas in the physical volume. * * \param pv * Physical volume handle. * * \return * Number of metadata areas in the PV. */ uint64_t lvm_pv_get_mda_count(const pv_t pv); /** * Resize physical volume to new_size bytes. * * NOTE: This function is currently not implemented. * * \param pv * Physical volume handle. * * \param new_size * New size in bytes. * * \return * 0 (success) or -1 (failure). */ int lvm_pv_resize(const pv_t pv, uint64_t new_size); #endif /* _LIB_LVM2APP_H */