--- /dev/null
+# hacky rules to try to activate lvm when we get new block devs...
+#
+# Copyright 2008, Red Hat, Inc.
+# Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com>
+
+
+SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="lvm_end"
+ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="lvm_end"
+# Also don't process disks that are slated to be a multipath device
+ENV{DM_MULTIPATH_DEVICE_PATH}=="?*", GOTO="lvm_end"
+KERNEL=="dm-[0-9]*", ACTION=="add", GOTO="lvm_end"
+ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}!="LVM?_member", GOTO="lvm_end"
+
+PROGRAM=="/bin/sh -c 'for i in $sys/$devpath/holders/dm-[0-9]*; do [ -e $$i ] && exit 0; done; exit 1;' ", \
+ GOTO="lvm_end"
+
+RUN+="/sbin/initqueue --settled --onetime --unique /sbin/lvm_scan"
+RUN+="/sbin/initqueue --timeout --name 51-lvm_scan --onetime --unique /sbin/lvm_scan --partial"
+RUN+="/bin/sh -c '>/tmp/.lvm_scan-%k;'"
+
+LABEL="lvm_end"
--- /dev/null
+# lvmmerge - dracut module
+
+## Preparation
+
+- ensure that the lvm thin pool is big enough
+- backup any (most likely /boot and /boot/efi) device with:
+```
+# mkdir /restoredev
+# dev=<device>; umount $dev; dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev"); mount $dev
+```
+- backup the MBR
+```
+# dev=<device>; dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev") bs=446 count=1
+# ls -l /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000\:00\:07.0
+lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Jul 24 04:27 /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:07.0 -> ../../vda
+```
+- backup some partitions
+```
+# dev=/dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:07.0
+# dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev") bs=446 count=1
+# umount /boot/efi
+# dev=/dev/disk/by-partuuid/687177a8-86b3-4e37-a328-91d20db9563c
+# dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev")
+# umount /boot
+# dev=/dev/disk/by-partuuid/4fdf99e9-4f28-4207-a26f-c76546824eaf
+# dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev")
+```
+Final /restoredev
+```
+# ls -al /restoredev/
+total 1253380
+drwx------. 2 root root 250 Jul 24 04:38 .
+dr-xr-xr-x. 18 root root 242 Jul 24 04:32 ..
+-rw-------. 1 root root 209715200 Jul 24 04:34 dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-4fdf99e9\x2d4f28\x2d4207\x2da26f\x2dc76546824eaf
+-rw-------. 1 root root 1073741824 Jul 24 04:34 dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-687177a8\x2d86b3\x2d4e37\x2da328\x2d91d20db9563c
+-rw-------. 1 root root 446 Jul 24 04:38 dev-disk-by\x2dpath-virtio\x2dpci\x2d0000:00:07.0
+```
+- make a thin snapshot
+```
+# lvm lvcreate -pr -s rhel/root --name reset
+```
+
+- mark the snapshot with a tag
+```
+# lvm lvchange --addtag reset rhel/reset
+```
+
+- remove /restoredev
+```
+# rm -fr /restoredev
+```
+
+## Operation
+
+If a boot entry with rd.lvm.mergetags=<tag> is selected and there lv's with <tag>
+dracut will
+- make a copy of the snapshot
+- merge it back to the original
+- rename the copy back to the name of the snapshot
+- if /restordev appears in the root, then it will restore the images *.devimage
+ found in that directory. This can be used to restore /boot and /boot/efi.
+ Additionally any *.mbrimage files will be restored. This can be used
+ found in that directory. This can be used to restore /boot and /boot/efi
--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# How to prepare:
+# - ensure that the lvm thin pool is big enough
+# - backup any (most likely /boot and /boot/efi) device with:
+# # mkdir /restoredev
+# # dev=<device>; umount $dev; dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev"); mount $dev
+# - backup the MBR
+# # dev=<device>; dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev") bs=446 count=1
+#
+# # ls -l /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000\:00\:07.0
+# lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 9 Jul 24 04:27 /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:07.0 -> ../../vda
+# # dev=/dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:07.0
+# # dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev") bs=446 count=1
+# # umount /boot/efi
+# # dev=/dev/disk/by-partuuid/687177a8-86b3-4e37-a328-91d20db9563c
+# # dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev")
+# # umount /boot
+# # dev=/dev/disk/by-partuuid/4fdf99e9-4f28-4207-a26f-c76546824eaf
+# # dd if="$dev" of=/restoredev/$(systemd-escape -p "$dev")
+# # ls -al /restoredev/
+# total 1253380
+# drwx------. 2 root root 250 Jul 24 04:38 .
+# dr-xr-xr-x. 18 root root 242 Jul 24 04:32 ..
+# -rw-------. 1 root root 209715200 Jul 24 04:34 dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-4fdf99e9\x2d4f28\x2d4207\x2da26f\x2dc76546824eaf
+# -rw-------. 1 root root 1073741824 Jul 24 04:34 dev-disk-by\x2dpartuuid-687177a8\x2d86b3\x2d4e37\x2da328\x2d91d20db9563c
+# -rw-------. 1 root root 446 Jul 24 04:38 dev-disk-by\x2dpath-virtio\x2dpci\x2d0000:00:07.0
+#
+# - make a thin snapshot
+# # lvm lvcreate -pr -s rhel/root --name reset
+#
+# - mark the snapshot with a tag
+# # lvm lvchange --addtag reset rhel/reset
+#
+# - remove /restoredev
+# # rm -fr /restoredev
+#
+# If a boot entry with rd.lvm.mergetags=<tag> is selected and there lv's with <tag>
+# dracut will
+# - make a copy of the snapshot
+# - merge it back to the original
+# - rename the copy back to the name of the snapshot
+# - if /restordev appears in the root, then it will restore the images *.devimage
+# found in that directory. This can be used to restore /boot and /boot/efi.
+# Additionally any *.mbrimage files will be restored. This can be used
+# found in that directory. This can be used to restore /boot and /boot/efi
+#
+
+type getarg >/dev/null 2>&1 || . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
+
+do_merge() {
+ sed -i -e 's/\(^[[:space:]]*\)locking_type[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*[[:digit:]]/\1locking_type = 1/' \
+ /etc/lvm/lvm.conf
+
+ systemctl --no-block stop sysroot.mount
+ swapoff -a
+ umount -R /sysroot
+
+ for tag in $(getargs rd.lvm.mergetags); do
+ lvm vgs --noheadings -o vg_name | \
+ while read -r vg || [[ -n $vg ]]; do
+ unset LVS
+ declare -a LVS
+ lvs=$(lvm lvs --noheadings -o lv_name "$vg")
+ for lv in $lvs; do
+ lvm lvchange -an "$vg/$lv"
+
+ tags=$(trim "$(lvm lvs --noheadings -o lv_tags "$vg/$lv")")
+ strstr ",${tags}," ",${tag}," || continue
+
+ if ! lvm lvs --noheadings -o lv_name "${vg}/${lv}_dracutsnap" &>/dev/null; then
+ info "Creating backup ${lv}_dracutsnap of ${vg}/${lv}"
+ lvm lvcreate -pr -s "${vg}/${lv}" --name "${lv}_dracutsnap"
+ fi
+ lvm lvchange --addtag "$tag" "${vg}/${lv}_dracutsnap"
+
+ info "Merging back ${vg}/${lv} to the original LV"
+ lvm lvconvert --merge "${vg}/${lv}"
+
+ LVS+=($lv)
+ done
+
+ systemctl --no-block stop sysroot.mount
+ udevadm settle
+
+ for ((i=0; i < 100; i++)); do
+ lvm vgchange -an "$vg" && break
+ sleep 0.5
+ done
+
+ udevadm settle
+ lvm vgchange -ay "$vg"
+ udevadm settle
+ for lv in "${LVS[@]}"; do
+ info "Renaming ${lv}_dracutsnap backup to ${vg}/${lv}"
+ lvm lvrename "$vg" "${lv}_dracutsnap" "${lv}"
+ done
+ udevadm settle
+ done
+ done
+
+ systemctl --no-block reset-failed systemd-fsck-root
+ systemctl --no-block start systemd-fsck-root
+ systemctl --no-block reset-failed sysroot.mount
+ systemctl --no-block start sysroot.mount
+
+ for ((i=0; i < 100; i++)); do
+ [[ -d /sysroot/dev ]] && break
+ sleep 0.5
+ systemctl --no-block start sysroot.mount
+ done
+
+ if [[ -d /sysroot/restoredev ]]; then
+ (
+ if cd /sysroot/restoredev; then
+ # restore devices and partitions
+ for i in *; do
+ target=$(systemd-escape -pu "$i")
+ if ! [[ -b $target ]]; then
+ warn "Not restoring $target, as the device does not exist"
+ continue
+ fi
+
+ # Just in case
+ umount "$target" &> /dev/null
+
+ info "Restoring $target"
+ dd if="$i" of="$target" |& vinfo
+ done
+ fi
+ )
+ mount -o remount,rw /sysroot
+ rm -fr /sysroot/restoredev
+ fi
+ info "Rebooting"
+ reboot
+}
+
+if getarg rd.lvm.mergetags; then
+ do_merge
+fi
+