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clonesetup: add support to clone devices via /etc/clonetab
Adds dm-clone device setup at boot via a new /etc/clonetab config file, following the crypttab/veritytab pattern. - Add systemd-clonesetup-generator to parse /etc/clonetab and generate units. - Add systemd-clonesetup binary to create/remove dm-clone devices via ioctl. - Add clonesetup.target for ordering dm-clone activation at boot. - Add region_size= option in clonetab to configure dm-clone hydration granularity. - Add clonetab(5) and systemd-clonesetup-generator(8) man pages. Fixes: systemd#39500
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‎docs/ENVIRONMENT.md‎

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`/etc/veritytab`. Only useful for debugging. Currently only supported by
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`systemd-veritysetup-generator`.
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* `$SYSTEMD_CLONETAB` — if set, use this path instead of
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`/etc/clonetab`. Only useful for debugging. Currently only supported by
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`systemd-clonesetup-generator`.
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* `$SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME` — override the compiled-in fallback hostname
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(relevant in particular for the system manager and `systemd-hostnamed`).
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Must be a valid hostname (either a single label or a FQDN).

‎man/clonetab.xml‎

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!--*-nxml-*-->
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
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<!--
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SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
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-->
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<refentry id="clonetab" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>clonetab</title>
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<productname>systemd</productname>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>clonetab</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>clonetab</refname>
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<refpurpose>Configuration for dm-clone block devices</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<para><filename>/etc/clonetab</filename></para>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>The <filename>/etc/clonetab</filename> file describes
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dm-clone block devices that are set up during system boot.</para>
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<para>Empty lines and lines starting with the <literal>#</literal>
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character are ignored. Each of the remaining lines describes one
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dm-clone device. Fields are delimited by white space.</para>
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<para>Each line is in the form<programlisting><replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>source-device</replaceable> <replaceable>destination-device</replaceable> <replaceable>metadata-device</replaceable> [<replaceable>options</replaceable>]</programlisting>
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The first four fields are mandatory, the fifth is optional.</para>
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<para>The five fields of <filename>/etc/clonetab</filename> are defined as follows:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>The first field contains the name of the resulting dm-clone device; its
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block device is set up below <filename>/dev/mapper/</filename>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The second field contains a path to the read-only source block device.
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This is the device whose data is cloned to the destination device. Reads to regions not
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yet hydrated are served directly from this device.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The third field contains a path to the writable destination block device.
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The source device's data is copied here in the background. It must be at least as
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large as the source device.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The fourth field contains a path to the metadata block device. This
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small device tracks which regions of the destination have been hydrated and is managed
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exclusively by dm-clone.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The fifth field, if present, contains comma-separated <literal>key=value</literal>
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options. The following option is supported:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>region_size=<replaceable>N</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem><para>Controls the granularity of background hydration copying — how much
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data is copied at a time. Region size is specified in 512-byte sectors, so
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<literal>region_size=8</literal> means 8 × 512 = 4KB per region. One region is the
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atomic unit dm-clone tracks: it is either fully hydrated (copied to the destination)
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or not, never partially. If a copy is interrupted mid-region, that whole region is
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retried from scratch on next boot. Smaller regions mean finer progress tracking;
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larger regions reduce metadata overhead. Must be a power of two between
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<literal>8</literal> and <literal>2097152</literal> sectors. Defaults to
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<literal>8</literal> (4KB). For background, see
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<ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/device-mapper/dm-clone.html">dm-clone kernel documentation</ulink>.
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Device mapper sectors are always 512 bytes regardless of physical block size
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(<filename>include/linux/blk_types.h</filename>: <literal>SECTOR_SIZE = 1 &lt;&lt; 9</literal>).
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</para>
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<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v261"/></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>If no options are needed, the field may be omitted entirely or
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<literal>-</literal> may be used as a placeholder.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>At early boot and when the system manager configuration is reloaded, this file is
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translated into native systemd units by
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-clonesetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<example>
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<title>Simple clone without options</title>
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<para>Clone a source device to a destination, using a separate metadata device:</para>
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<programlisting>mydevice /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd</programlisting>
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</example>
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<example>
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<title>Clone with custom region size</title>
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<para>Clone a source device to a destination with a custom region size of 16 sectors:</para>
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<programlisting>mydevice /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd region_size=16</programlisting>
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</example>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para><simplelist type="inline">
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<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
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<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-clonesetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
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<member><citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>dmsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
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</simplelist></para>
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</refsect1>
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‎man/rules/meson.build‎

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['bootup', '7', [], ''],
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['busctl', '1', [], ''],
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['capsule@.service', '5', [], ''],
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['clonetab', '5', [], ''],
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['coredump.conf', '5', ['coredump.conf.d'], 'ENABLE_COREDUMP'],
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['systemd-cat', '1', [], ''],
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['systemd-clonesetup',
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'8',
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['systemd-clonesetup@.service'],
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''],
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['systemd-clonesetup-generator', '8', [], ''],
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‎man/systemd-clonesetup-generator.xml‎

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<refentry id="systemd-clonesetup-generator" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>systemd-clonesetup-generator</title>
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<productname>systemd</productname>
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<refentrytitle>systemd-clonesetup-generator</refentrytitle>
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<refname>systemd-clonesetup-generator</refname>
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<refpurpose>Unit generator for <filename>/etc/clonetab</filename></refpurpose>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-clonesetup-generator</filename></para>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para><filename>systemd-clonesetup-generator</filename> is a generator that translates
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<filename>/etc/clonetab</filename> into native systemd units early at boot and when
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configuration of the system manager is reloaded. This will create
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-clonesetup@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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units as necessary.</para>
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<para><filename>systemd-clonesetup-generator</filename> implements
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<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
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<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>clonetab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
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<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-clonesetup@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
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<refentry id="systemd-clonesetup" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<title>systemd-clonesetup</title>
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‎meson.build‎

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