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dm thin: update Documentation to clarify when "read_only" is valid

Due to user confusion, clarify that it doesn't make sense to try to
create a thin-pool with "read_only" mode enabled.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Mike Snitzer 7 years ago
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Documentation/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.txt

@@ -264,7 +264,10 @@ i) Constructor
 			   data device, but just remove the mapping.
 			   data device, but just remove the mapping.
 
 
       read_only: Don't allow any changes to be made to the pool
       read_only: Don't allow any changes to be made to the pool
-		 metadata.
+		 metadata.  This mode is only available after the
+		 thin-pool has been created and first used in full
+		 read/write mode.  It cannot be specified on initial
+		 thin-pool creation.
 
 
       error_if_no_space: Error IOs, instead of queueing, if no space.
       error_if_no_space: Error IOs, instead of queueing, if no space.