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36.Dd January 8, 2005
37.Dt MOUNTCTL 8
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm mountctl
41.Nd control journaling and other features on mounted file systems
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm
44.Fl l
45.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
46.Nm
47.Fl a
48.Op Fl 2
49.Op Fl w/W Ar output_path
50.Op Fl x/X Ar filedesc
51.Op Fl o Ar option
52.Op Fl o Ar option ...
53.Ar mountpt:tag
54.Nm
55.Fl r
56.Op Fl 2
57.Op Fl w/W Ar output_path
58.Op Fl x/X Ar filedesc
59.Ar mountpt:tag
60.Nm
61.Fl d
62.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
63.Nm
64.Fl m
65.Op Fl o Ar option
66.Op Fl o Ar option ...
67.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
68.Nm
69.Fl FZSCA
70.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
71.Pp
72.Sh DESCRIPTION
73The
74.Nm
75utility manages journaling and (eventually) other features on a mounted
76filesystem.
77Note that a mount point path must begin with '/', and tag names must not
78begin with '/'.
79.Pp
80.Nm
81.Fl l
82will list all installed journals in the system or on a particular mount point
83or tag, including their current state of operation.
84.Pp
85.Nm
86.Fl a
87will add a new journal to a mount point.  A mount may have any number of
88journals associated with it.  If no output path is specified the journal
89will be written to the standard output.  Options may be specified as
90described in the OPTION KEYWORDS section.
91The tag is required and must be unique
92relative to any given mount, but you can use the same tag on multiple
93mount points if you wish (and control them all together by referencing that
94tag).
95The output path may represent any streamable entity.  You can, for example,
96output to a pipe into a program which does further buffering or processing
97of the journal.
98.Em WARNING
99A stalled journaling descriptor will stall the filesystem.  Eventually a
100kernel-implemented swap backing will be available for journals but that is
101not the case at the moment.
102.Pp
103.Nm
104.Fl r
105will restart an existing journal, directing it to a new file descriptor.
106A shutdown is sent to the old journal and the system waits for the return
107diection (if running full-duplex) to EOF.  The new descriptor is then
108installed and the FIFO index is reset to the last acknowledged transaction.
109Clients scanning a journal across such a disconnect must check for repeated
110transaction ids since some overlap between the old and new journal may occur.
111.Pp
112.Nm
113.Fl d
114will remove the specified journal(s).  A mount point, a tag, or both may be
115specified.  This function will operate on all matching journals.
116.Pp
117.Nm
118.Fl m
119will modify the options associated with an existing journal.  Options are
120specified in the OPTION KEYWORDS section.
121.Sh OTHER OPTIONS
122.Bl -tag -width indent
123.It Fl 2
124Specify full-duplex operation.  The kernel will not throw away journal
125data in its internal FIFO until the transaction id is acknowlwedged.  This
126requires a full-duplex journaling descriptor.  Note that shell pipes are
127full-duplex-capable.
128.It Fl F
129Flush a journal, equivalent to the 'flush' keyword.
130This option implies
131.Fl m .
132.It Fl Z
133Freeze a journal, equivalent to the 'freeze' keyword.
134This option implies
135.Fl m
136if
137.Fl a
138or
139.Fl d
140are not specified.
141.It Fl S
142Start a stopped journal, equivalent to the 'start' keyword.
143This option implies
144.Fl m .
145.It Fl C
146Close a journal, equivalent to the 'close' keyword.
147This option implies
148.Fl m .
149.It Fl A
150Abort a journal, equivalent to the 'abort' keyword.
151This option implies
152.Fl m .
153.It Fl w Ar output_path
154Change a journal's stream descriptor to the specified path.
155This option implies
156.Fl m
157if
158.Fl a
159or
160.Fl d
161are not specified.  The target file must not reside on the same
162filesystem being journaled.
163.It Fl W Ar output_path
164Same as
165.Fl w
166but overrides target safety checks.
167.It Fl x Ar filedesc
168Change a journal's stream descriptor to the specified file descriptor number.
169This option implies
170.Fl m
171if
172.Fl a
173or
174.Fl d
175are not specified.  The target file must not reside on the same
176filesystem being journaled.
177.It Fl X Ar filedesc
178Same as
179.Fl x
180but overrides target safety checks.
181.El
182.Sh OPTION KEYWORDS
183Options keywords may be comma delimited without whitespace within a single
184.Fl o
185or via multiple
186.Fl o
187options.  Some keywords require a value which is specified as
188.Ar keyword=value .
189Any option may be prefixed with 'no' or 'non' to turn off the option.
190Some options are one-shot and have no 'no' or 'non' equivalent.
191.Pp
192The options are as follows:
193.Bl -tag -width indent
194.It Ar reversable
195Generate a reversable journaling stream.  This allows the target to run
196the journal backwards as well as forwards to 'undo' operations.  This is the
197default.
198.It Ar twoway
199Indicate that the journaling stream is a two-way stream and that transaction
200id acknowledgements will be returned.  This option is the same as the
201.Fl 2
202option.
203.It Ar memfifo=size[k,m]
204Specify the size of the in-kernel memory FIFO used to buffer the journaling
205stream between processes doing filesystem operations and the worker thread
206writing out the journal.  Since the kernel has limited virtual memory
207buffers larger then 4MB are not recommended.
208.It Ar swapfifo=size[k,m,g]
209Specify the size of the kernel-managed swap-backed FIFO used to buffer
210overflows.
211.It Ar path=filepath
212Specify where the journal's output stream should be directed.
213Note that the
214.Fl w
215option is equivalent to specifying the path option.  Both should not be
216specified.
217.It Ar fd=filedesc
218Specify where the journal's output stream should be directed by handing over
219a file desciptor.
220Use file descriptor 1 if you wish to output the journal to the current
221stdout.
222Note that the
223.Fl w
224option is equivalent to specifying the path option.  Both should not be
225specified.
226.It Ar freeze
227Freeze the worker thread.  This may cause the filesystem to stall once
228the memory fifo has filled up.  A freeze point record will be written to
229the journal.  If used as part of the creation of a new journal via
230.Fl a ,
231this option will prevent any initial output to the journal and a freeze
232point record will NOT be written.  Again, the filesystem will stall if
233the memory fifo fills up.
234.It Ar start
235Start or restart the worker thread after a freeze.
236.It Ar close
237Close the journal.  Any transactions still under way will be allowed to
238complete, a closing record will be generated, and the journaling descriptor
239will be closed.  If the connection is two-way the journal will away a final
240acknowledgement of the closing record before closing the descriptor.
241.It Ar abort
242Close the journal.  Any currently buffered data will be aborted.  No close
243record is written.  The journaling stream is immediately closed.
244.It Ar flush
245Flush the journal.  All currently buffered data is flushed.  The command
246does not return until the write suceeds and, if the connection is two-way,
247and acknowledgement has been returned for journaled data buffered at the
248time the flush was issued.
249.El
250.Pp
251.Sh FILES
252.Sh SEE ALSO
253.Xr mount 2 ,
254.Xr jscan 8
255.Sh BUGS
256.Sh CAVEATS
257This utility is currently under construction and not all features have been
258implemented yet.  In fact, most have not.
259.Sh HISTORY
260The
261.Nm
262utility first appeared in
263.Dx .
264