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authorKarel Zak2015-11-19 11:57:05 +0100
committerKarel Zak2015-11-19 11:57:05 +0100
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parentlosetup: support list direct io (diff)
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losetup: clean up --direct-io
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ Detach the file or device associated with the specified loop device(s).
.BR \-D , " \-\-detach\-all"
Detach all associated loop devices.
.TP
+.BR "\-\-direct\-io"[\fI=on|off\fR]
+Enable or disable direct I/O for the backing file. The optional argument can be
+\fIon\fR or \fIoff\fR. If the optional argument is omitted, it defaults to \fIon\fR.
+.TP
.BR \-f , " \-\-find"
Find the first unused loop device. If a
.I file