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From 7e80b28b83fc8829cc7d4532cc77df5d66b54f4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Teigland <teigland@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 15:51:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Merge master up to commit 6eb9eba59bf5

---
 WHATS_NEW                           |   1 +
 device_mapper/all.h                 |   4 +
 device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c       |  12 +
 lib/cache/lvmcache.c                |   4 +
 lib/device/bcache.c                 |   2 +-
 lib/device/dev-cache.c              |   1 +
 lib/device/dev-type.c               |  36 +-
 lib/metadata/cache_manip.c          |   4 +
 lib/metadata/integrity_manip.c      |  32 +-
 lib/metadata/lv.c                   |   3 +
 lib/metadata/lv_manip.c             |  24 +-
 lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h    |   5 +-
 lib/metadata/metadata.c             |   4 +-
 lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c       |   2 -
 lib/metadata/writecache_manip.c     | 366 ++++++++++++++++---
 lib/report/report.c                 |  16 +
 lib/writecache/writecache.c         |  49 +++
 man/lvmcache.7_main                 |  30 +-
 man/lvs.8_end                       |   4 +
 scripts/blkdeactivate.sh.in         |   6 +
 test/shell/cachevol-cachedevice.sh  | 212 +++++++++++
 test/shell/integrity-blocksize-2.sh | 128 +++++++
 test/shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh | 285 +++++++++++++++
 test/shell/integrity-blocksize.sh   | 108 +++++-
 test/shell/integrity-large.sh       |   3 +
 test/shell/integrity-misc.sh        |  27 +-
 test/shell/integrity.sh             |  46 ++-
 test/shell/writecache-blocksize.sh  | 342 ++++++++++++++++++
 test/shell/writecache-large.sh      | 153 ++++++++
 test/shell/writecache-split.sh      |  34 +-
 test/shell/writecache.sh            | 315 +++++++++++------
 tools/args.h                        |  17 +-
 tools/command-lines.in              | 142 +++++---
 tools/command.c                     |   3 +
 tools/lvchange.c                    |  85 +++++
 tools/lvconvert.c                   | 681 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 tools/lvcreate.c                    | 153 +++++++-
 tools/lvmcmdline.c                  |   8 +
 tools/toollib.c                     | 164 +++++++++
 tools/toollib.h                     |   3 +
 tools/tools.h                       |  11 +
 41 files changed, 2976 insertions(+), 549 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 test/shell/cachevol-cachedevice.sh
 create mode 100644 test/shell/integrity-blocksize-2.sh
 create mode 100644 test/shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh
 create mode 100644 test/shell/writecache-blocksize.sh
 create mode 100644 test/shell/writecache-large.sh

diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index c0267b7..c6dad99 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.03.10 - 
 =================================
+  Fix running out of free buffers for async writing for larger writes.
   Add integrity with raid capability.
   Fix support for lvconvert --repair used by foreign apps (i.e. Docker).
 
diff --git a/device_mapper/all.h b/device_mapper/all.h
index f00b6a5..c3c6219 100644
--- a/device_mapper/all.h
+++ b/device_mapper/all.h
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ struct writecache_settings {
 	uint64_t autocommit_time; /* in milliseconds */
 	uint32_t fua;
 	uint32_t nofua;
+	uint32_t cleaner;
+	uint32_t max_age;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allow an unrecognized key and its val to be passed to the kernel for
@@ -970,6 +972,8 @@ struct writecache_settings {
 	unsigned autocommit_time_set:1;
 	unsigned fua_set:1;
 	unsigned nofua_set:1;
+	unsigned cleaner_set:1;
+	unsigned max_age_set:1;
 };
 
 int dm_tree_node_add_writecache_target(struct dm_tree_node *node,
diff --git a/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c b/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c
index 9ba24cb..2722a2c 100644
--- a/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -2670,6 +2670,10 @@ static int _writecache_emit_segment_line(struct dm_task *dmt,
 		count += 1;
 	if (seg->writecache_settings.nofua_set)
 		count += 1;
+	if (seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set && seg->writecache_settings.cleaner)
+		count += 1;
+	if (seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set)
+		count += 2;
 	if (seg->writecache_settings.new_key)
 		count += 2;
 
@@ -2713,6 +2717,14 @@ static int _writecache_emit_segment_line(struct dm_task *dmt,
 		EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " nofua");
 	}
 
+	if (seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set && seg->writecache_settings.cleaner) {
+		EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " cleaner");
+	}
+
+	if (seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set) {
+		EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " max_age %u", seg->writecache_settings.max_age);
+	}
+
 	if (seg->writecache_settings.new_key) {
 		EMIT_PARAMS(pos, " %s %s",
 			seg->writecache_settings.new_key,
diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index 6cb5ff0..b1d05fb 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static DM_LIST_INIT(_unused_duplicates);
 static DM_LIST_INIT(_prev_unused_duplicate_devs);
 static int _vgs_locked = 0;
 static int _found_duplicate_vgnames = 0;
+static int _outdated_warning = 0;
 
 int lvmcache_init(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 {
@@ -1776,6 +1777,9 @@ int lvmcache_update_vg_from_read(struct volume_group *vg, unsigned precommitted)
 		log_warn("WARNING: outdated PV %s seqno %u has been removed in current VG %s seqno %u.",
 			 dev_name(info->dev), info->summary_seqno, vg->name, vginfo->seqno);
 
+		if (!_outdated_warning++)
+			log_warn("See vgck --updatemetadata to clear outdated metadata.");
+
 		_drop_vginfo(info, vginfo); /* remove from vginfo->infos */
 		dm_list_add(&vginfo->outdated_infos, &info->list);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/device/bcache.c b/lib/device/bcache.c
index a7d8055..7e7e185 100644
--- a/lib/device/bcache.c
+++ b/lib/device/bcache.c
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static struct block *_new_block(struct bcache *cache, int fd, block_address i, b
 	struct block *b;
 
 	b = _alloc_block(cache);
-	while (!b && !dm_list_empty(&cache->clean)) {
+	while (!b) {
 		b = _find_unused_clean_block(cache);
 		if (!b) {
 			if (can_wait) {
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-cache.c b/lib/device/dev-cache.c
index 6af559c..c3f7c49 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-cache.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-cache.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static int _insert(const char *path, const struct stat *info,
 static void _dev_init(struct device *dev)
 {
 	dev->fd = -1;
+	dev->bcache_fd = -1;
 	dev->read_ahead = -1;
 
 	dev->ext.enabled = 0;
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-type.c b/lib/device/dev-type.c
index deb5d6a..896821d 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-type.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-type.c
@@ -649,37 +649,23 @@ out:
 #ifdef BLKID_WIPING_SUPPORT
 int get_fs_block_size(struct device *dev, uint32_t *fs_block_size)
 {
-	blkid_probe probe = NULL;
-	const char *block_size_str = NULL;
-	uint64_t block_size_val;
-	int r = 0;
+	char *block_size_str = NULL;
 
-	*fs_block_size = 0;
-
-	if (!(probe = blkid_new_probe_from_filename(dev_name(dev)))) {
-		log_error("Failed to create a new blkid probe for device %s.", dev_name(dev));
-		goto out;
+	if ((block_size_str = blkid_get_tag_value(NULL, "BLOCK_SIZE", dev_name(dev)))) {
+		*fs_block_size = (uint32_t)atoi(block_size_str);
+		free(block_size_str);
+		log_debug("Found blkid BLOCK_SIZE %u for fs on %s", *fs_block_size, dev_name(dev));
+		return 1;
+	} else {
+		log_debug("No blkid BLOCK_SIZE for fs on %s", dev_name(dev));
+		*fs_block_size = 0;
+		return 0;
 	}
-
-	blkid_probe_enable_partitions(probe, 1);
-
-	(void) blkid_probe_lookup_value(probe, "BLOCK_SIZE", &block_size_str, NULL);
-
-	if (!block_size_str)
-		goto out;
-
-	block_size_val = strtoull(block_size_str, NULL, 10);
-
-	*fs_block_size = (uint32_t)block_size_val;
-	r = 1;
-out:
-	if (probe)
-		blkid_free_probe(probe);
-	return r;
 }
 #else
 int get_fs_block_size(struct device *dev, uint32_t *fs_block_size)
 {
+	log_debug("Disabled blkid BLOCK_SIZE for fs.");
 	*fs_block_size = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c b/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c
index 49b3850..a786e8b 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,10 @@ int cache_vol_set_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	if (!meta_size) {
 		meta_size = _cache_min_metadata_size(pool_lv->size, chunk_size);
 
+		/* fix bad value from _cache_min_metadata_size */
+		if (meta_size > (pool_lv->size / 2))
+			meta_size = pool_lv->size / 2;
+
 		if (meta_size < min_meta_size)
 			meta_size = min_meta_size;
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/integrity_manip.c b/lib/metadata/integrity_manip.c
index 7942be0..3344527 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/integrity_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/integrity_manip.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int lv_remove_integrity_from_raid(struct logical_volume *lv)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int _set_integrity_block_size(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
+static int _set_integrity_block_size(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv, int is_active,
 				     struct integrity_settings *settings,
 				     int lbs_4k, int lbs_512, int pbs_4k, int pbs_512)
 {
@@ -375,7 +375,13 @@ static int _set_integrity_block_size(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_vol
 		}
 
 		if (!settings->block_size) {
-			if (fs_block_size <= 4096)
+			if (is_active && lbs_512) {
+				/* increasing the lbs from 512 to 4k under an active LV could cause problems
+				   for an application that expects a given io size/alignment is possible. */
+				settings->block_size = 512;
+				if (fs_block_size > 512)
+					log_print("Limiting integrity block size to 512 because the LV is active.");
+			} else if (fs_block_size <= 4096)
 				settings->block_size = fs_block_size;
 			else
 				settings->block_size = 4096; /* dm-integrity max is 4096 */
@@ -587,13 +593,33 @@ int lv_add_integrity_to_raid(struct logical_volume *lv, struct integrity_setting
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!is_active) {
+		/* checking block size of fs on the lv requires the lv to be active */
+		if (!activate_lv(cmd, lv)) {
+			log_error("Failed to activate LV to check block size %s", display_lvname(lv));
+			goto bad;
+		}
+		if (!sync_local_dev_names(cmd))
+			stack;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Set settings->block_size which will be copied to segment settings below.
 	 * integrity block size chosen based on device logical block size and
 	 * file system block size.
 	 */
-	if (!_set_integrity_block_size(cmd, lv, settings, lbs_4k, lbs_512, pbs_4k, pbs_512))
+	if (!_set_integrity_block_size(cmd, lv, is_active, settings, lbs_4k, lbs_512, pbs_4k, pbs_512)) {
+		if (!is_active && !deactivate_lv(cmd, lv))
+			stack;
 		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	if (!is_active) {
+		if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv)) {
+			log_error("Failed to deactivate LV after checking block size %s", display_lvname(lv));
+			goto bad;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * For each rimage, move its segments to a new rimage_iorig and give
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.c b/lib/metadata/lv.c
index 4ee58b4..fac47e5 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.c
@@ -1412,6 +1412,9 @@ char *lv_attr_dup_with_info_and_seg_status(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct lv_
 	} else if (lvdm->seg_status.type == SEG_STATUS_THIN) {
 		if (lvdm->seg_status.thin->fail)
 			repstr[8] = 'F';
+	} else if (lvdm->seg_status.type == SEG_STATUS_WRITECACHE) {
+		if (lvdm->seg_status.writecache->error)
+			repstr[8] = 'E';
 	} else if (lvdm->seg_status.type == SEG_STATUS_UNKNOWN)
 		repstr[8] = 'X'; /* Unknown */
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 1311f70..1642b90 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -5066,6 +5066,7 @@ static int _lvresize_check(struct logical_volume *lv,
 			   struct lvresize_params *lp)
 {
 	struct volume_group *vg = lv->vg;
+	struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
 
 	if (lv_is_external_origin(lv)) {
 		/*
@@ -5089,6 +5090,12 @@ static int _lvresize_check(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (seg && (seg_is_raid4(seg) || seg_is_any_raid5(seg)) && seg->area_count < 3) {
+		log_error("Cannot resize %s LV %s. Convert to more stripes first.",
+			  lvseg_name(seg), display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (lv_is_raid(lv) &&
 	    lp->resize == LV_REDUCE) {
 		unsigned attrs;
@@ -6568,7 +6575,20 @@ int lv_remove_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (lv_is_used_cache_pool(lv) || lv_is_cache_vol(lv)) {
+	if (lv_is_cache_vol(lv)) {
+		if ((cache_seg = get_only_segment_using_this_lv(lv))) {
+			/* When used with cache, lvremove on cachevol also removes the cache! */
+		       	if (seg_is_cache(cache_seg)) {
+				if (!lv_cache_remove(cache_seg->lv))
+					return_0;
+			} else if (seg_is_writecache(cache_seg)) {
+				log_error("Detach cachevol before removing.");
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (lv_is_used_cache_pool(lv)) {
 		/* Cache pool removal drops cache layer
 		 * If the cache pool is not linked, we can simply remove it. */
 		if (!(cache_seg = get_only_segment_using_this_lv(lv)))
@@ -6832,7 +6852,7 @@ static int _lv_update_and_reload(struct logical_volume *lv, int origin_only)
 	}
 
 	if (!(origin_only ? suspend_lv_origin(vg->cmd, lock_lv) : suspend_lv(vg->cmd, lock_lv))) {
-		log_error("Failed to lock logical volume %s.",
+		log_error("Failed to suspend logical volume %s.",
 			  display_lvname(lock_lv));
 		vg_revert(vg);
 	} else if (!(r = vg_commit(vg)))
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 083f74a..0cc5f37 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@
 #define PARTIAL_LV		UINT64_C(0x0000000001000000)	/* LV - derived flag, not
 							   written out in metadata*/
 
-//#define POSTORDER_FLAG	UINT64_C(0x0000000002000000) /* Not real flags, reserved for
-//#define POSTORDER_OPEN_FLAG	UINT64_C(0x0000000004000000)    temporary use inside vg_read_internal. */
+#define WRITECACHE_ORIGIN	UINT64_C(0x0000000002000000)
 #define INTEGRITY_METADATA	UINT64_C(0x0000000004000000)    /* LV - Internal use only */
 #define VIRTUAL_ORIGIN		UINT64_C(0x0000000008000000)	/* LV - internal use only */
 
@@ -955,6 +954,7 @@ struct lvcreate_params {
 	int thin_chunk_size_calc_policy;
 	unsigned suppress_zero_warn : 1;
 	unsigned needs_lockd_init : 1;
+	unsigned ignore_type : 1;
 
 	const char *vg_name; /* only-used when VG is not yet opened (in /tools) */
 	const char *lv_name; /* all */
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ int lv_is_cow(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_cache_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_writecache_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_writecache_cachevol(const struct logical_volume *lv);
+int writecache_settings_to_str_list(struct writecache_settings *settings, struct dm_list *result, struct dm_pool *mem);
 
 int lv_is_integrity_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 4b8dce9..c0d4206 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -4875,8 +4875,10 @@ static struct volume_group *_vg_read(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (found_old_metadata)
+	if (found_old_metadata) {
 		log_warn("WARNING: Inconsistent metadata found for VG %s.", vgname);
+		log_warn("See vgck --updatemetadata to correct inconsistency.");
+	}
 
 	vg = NULL;
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c b/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
index 3faea0e..0f48e62 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
@@ -389,8 +389,6 @@ int validate_snapshot_origin(const struct logical_volume *origin_lv)
 		err = "raid subvolumes";
 	} else if (lv_is_raid(origin_lv) && lv_raid_has_integrity((struct logical_volume *)origin_lv)) {
 		err = "raid with integrity";
-	} else if (lv_is_writecache(origin_lv)) {
-		err = "writecache";
 	}
 
 	if (err) {
diff --git a/lib/metadata/writecache_manip.c b/lib/metadata/writecache_manip.c
index 31d069e..7ad8c75 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/writecache_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/writecache_manip.c
@@ -19,13 +19,24 @@
 #include "lib/commands/toolcontext.h"
 #include "lib/display/display.h"
 #include "lib/metadata/segtype.h"
+#include "lib/metadata/lv_alloc.h"
 #include "lib/activate/activate.h"
 #include "lib/config/defaults.h"
+#include "lib/datastruct/str_list.h"
 
 int lv_is_writecache_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
 	struct lv_segment *seg;
 
+	/*
+	 * This flag is needed when removing writecache from an origin
+	 * in which case the lv connections have been destroyed and
+	 * identifying a writecache origin by these connections doesn't
+	 * work.
+	 */
+	if (lv->status & WRITECACHE_ORIGIN)
+		return 1;
+
 	/* Make sure there's exactly one segment in segs_using_this_lv! */
 	if (dm_list_empty(&lv->segs_using_this_lv) ||
 	    (dm_list_size(&lv->segs_using_this_lv) > 1))
@@ -48,46 +59,6 @@ int lv_is_writecache_cachevol(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int _lv_writecache_detach(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
-				 struct logical_volume *lv_fast)
-{
-	struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
-	struct logical_volume *origin;
-
-	if (!seg_is_writecache(seg)) {
-		log_error("LV %s segment is not writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!seg->writecache) {
-		log_error("LV %s writecache segment has no writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!(origin = seg_lv(seg, 0))) {
-		log_error("LV %s writecache segment has no origin", display_lvname(lv));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!remove_seg_from_segs_using_this_lv(seg->writecache, seg))
-		return_0;
-
-	lv_set_visible(seg->writecache);
-
-	lv->status &= ~WRITECACHE;
-	seg->writecache = NULL;
-
-	lv_fast->status &= ~LV_CACHE_VOL;
-
-	if (!remove_layer_from_lv(lv, origin))
-		return_0;
-
-	if (!lv_remove(origin))
-		return_0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int _get_writecache_kernel_error(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 					struct logical_volume *lv,
 					uint32_t *kernel_error)
@@ -131,13 +102,64 @@ fail:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
+static void _rename_detached_cvol(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv_fast)
+{
+	struct volume_group *vg = lv_fast->vg;
+	char cvol_name[NAME_LEN];
+	char *suffix, *cvol_name_dup;
+
+	/*
+	 * Rename lv_fast back to its original name, without the _cvol
+	 * suffix that was added when lv_fast was attached for caching.
+	 * If the name is in use, generate new lvol%d.
+	 * Failing to rename is not really a problem, so we intentionally
+	 * do not consider some things here as errors.
+	 */
+	if (!dm_strncpy(cvol_name, lv_fast->name, sizeof(cvol_name)) ||
+	    !(suffix  = strstr(cvol_name, "_cvol"))) {
+		log_debug("LV %s has no suffix for cachevol (skipping rename).",
+			display_lvname(lv_fast));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	*suffix = 0;
+	if (lv_name_is_used_in_vg(vg, cvol_name, NULL) &&
+	    !generate_lv_name(vg, "lvol%d", cvol_name, sizeof(cvol_name))) {
+		log_warn("Failed to generate new unique name for unused LV %s", lv_fast->name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!(cvol_name_dup = dm_pool_strdup(vg->vgmem, cvol_name))) {
+		stack;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	lv_fast->name = cvol_name_dup;
+}
+
+static int _lv_detach_writecache_cachevol_inactive(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
 {
 	struct cmd_context *cmd = lv->vg->cmd;
+	struct volume_group *vg = lv->vg;
 	struct logical_volume *lv_fast;
+	struct logical_volume *lv_wcorig;
+	struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
 	uint32_t kernel_error = 0;
 
-	lv_fast = first_seg(lv)->writecache;
+	if (!seg_is_writecache(seg)) {
+		log_error("LV %s segment is not writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(lv_fast = seg->writecache)) {
+		log_error("LV %s writecache segment has no writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(lv_wcorig = seg_lv(seg, 0))) {
+		log_error("LV %s writecache segment has no origin", display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (noflush)
 		goto detach;
@@ -157,6 +179,8 @@ int lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
 
 	if (!sync_local_dev_names(cmd)) {
 		log_error("Failed to sync local devices before detaching writecache.");
+		if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv))
+			log_error("Failed to deactivate %s.", display_lvname(lv));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -176,7 +200,8 @@ int lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
 
 	if (kernel_error) {
 		log_error("Failed to flush writecache (error %u) for %s.", kernel_error, display_lvname(lv));
-		deactivate_lv(cmd, lv);
+		if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv))
+			log_error("Failed to deactivate %s.", display_lvname(lv));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -188,11 +213,262 @@ int lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
 	lv->status &= ~LV_TEMPORARY;
 
  detach:
-	if (!_lv_writecache_detach(cmd, lv, lv_fast)) {
-		log_error("Failed to detach writecache from %s", display_lvname(lv));
+	if (!remove_seg_from_segs_using_this_lv(lv_fast, seg))
+		return_0;
+
+	lv->status &= ~WRITECACHE;
+	seg->writecache = NULL;
+
+	if (!remove_layer_from_lv(lv, lv_wcorig))
+		return_0;
+
+	if (!lv_remove(lv_wcorig))
+		return_0;
+
+	lv_set_visible(lv_fast);
+	lv_fast->status &= ~LV_CACHE_VOL;
+
+	_rename_detached_cvol(cmd, lv_fast);
+
+	if (!vg_write(vg) || !vg_commit(vg))
+		return_0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int _lv_detach_writecache_cachevol_active(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
+{
+	struct cmd_context *cmd = lv->vg->cmd;
+	struct volume_group *vg = lv->vg;
+	struct logical_volume *lv_fast;
+	struct logical_volume *lv_wcorig;
+	struct logical_volume *lv_old;
+	struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
+	uint32_t kernel_error = 0;
+
+	if (!seg_is_writecache(seg)) {
+		log_error("LV %s segment is not writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(lv_fast = seg->writecache)) {
+		log_error("LV %s writecache segment has no writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!(lv_wcorig = seg_lv(seg, 0))) {
+		log_error("LV %s writecache segment has no origin", display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (noflush)
+		goto detach;
+
+	if (!lv_writecache_message(lv, "flush_on_suspend")) {
+		log_error("Failed to set flush_on_suspend in writecache detach %s.", display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+ detach:
+	if (!remove_seg_from_segs_using_this_lv(lv_fast, seg)) {
+		log_error("Failed to remove seg in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	lv->status &= ~WRITECACHE;
+	seg->writecache = NULL;
+
+	if (!remove_layer_from_lv(lv, lv_wcorig)) {
+		log_error("Failed to remove lv layer in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * vg_write(), suspend_lv(), vg_commit(), resume_lv().
+	 * usually done by lv_update_and_reload for an active lv,
+	 * but in this case we need to check for writecache errors
+	 * after suspend.
+	 */
+
+	if (!vg_write(vg)) {
+		log_error("Failed to write VG in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The version of LV before removal of writecache.  When need to
+	 * check for kernel errors based on the old version of LV which
+	 * is still present in the kernel.
+	 */
+	if (!(lv_old = (struct logical_volume *)lv_committed(lv))) {
+		log_error("Failed to get lv_committed in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * suspend does not use 'lv' as we know it here, but grabs the
+	 * old (precommitted) version of 'lv' using lv_committed(),
+	 * which is from vg->vg_comitted.
+	 */
+	log_debug("Suspending writecache to detach %s", display_lvname(lv));
+
+	if (!suspend_lv(cmd, lv)) {
+		log_error("Failed to suspend LV in writecache detach.");
+		vg_revert(vg);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	log_debug("Checking writecache errors to detach.");
+
+	if (!_get_writecache_kernel_error(cmd, lv_old, &kernel_error)) {
+		log_error("Failed to get writecache error status for %s.", display_lvname(lv_old));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (kernel_error) {
+		log_error("Failed to flush writecache (error %u) for %s.", kernel_error, display_lvname(lv));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!vg_commit(vg)) {
+		log_error("Failed to commit VG in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Since vg_commit has happened, vg->vg_committed is now the
+	 * newest copy of lv, so resume uses the 'lv' that we know
+	 * here.
+	 */
+	log_debug("Resuming after writecache detached %s", display_lvname(lv));
+
+	if (!resume_lv(cmd, lv)) {
+		log_error("Failed to resume LV in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	log_debug("Deactivating previous cachevol %s", display_lvname(lv_fast));
+
+	if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv_fast))
+		log_error("Failed to deactivate previous cachevol in writecache detach.");
+
+	/*
+	 * Needed for lv_is_writecache_origin to know lv_wcorig was
+	 * a writecache origin, which is needed so that the -real
+	 * dm uuid suffix is applied, which is needed for deactivate to
+	 * work. This is a hacky roundabout way of setting the -real
+	 * uuid suffix (it would be nice to have a deactivate command
+	 * that accepts a dm uuid.)
+	 */
+	lv_wcorig->status |= WRITECACHE_ORIGIN;
+
+	log_debug("Deactivating previous wcorig %s", display_lvname(lv_wcorig));
+
+	if (!lv_deactivate(cmd, NULL, lv_wcorig))
+		log_error("Failed to deactivate previous wcorig LV in writecache detach.");
+
+	log_debug("Removing previous wcorig %s", display_lvname(lv_wcorig));
+
+	if (!lv_remove(lv_wcorig)) {
+		log_error("Failed to remove previous wcorig LV in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	lv_set_visible(lv_fast);
+	lv_fast->status &= ~LV_CACHE_VOL;
+
+	_rename_detached_cvol(cmd, lv_fast);
+
+	if (!vg_write(vg) || !vg_commit(vg)) {
+		log_error("Failed to write and commit VG in writecache detach.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(struct logical_volume *lv, int noflush)
+{
+	if (lv_is_active(lv))
+		return _lv_detach_writecache_cachevol_active(lv, noflush);
+	else
+		return _lv_detach_writecache_cachevol_inactive(lv, noflush);
+}
+
+static int _writecache_setting_str_list_add(const char *field, uint64_t val, char *val_str, struct dm_list *result, struct dm_pool *mem)
+{
+	char buf[128];
+	char *list_item;
+	int len;
+
+	if (val_str) {
+		if (dm_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s=%s", field, val_str) < 0)
+			return_0;
+	} else {
+		if (dm_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s=%llu", field, (unsigned long long)val) < 0)
+			return_0;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(buf) + 1;
+
+	if (!(list_item = dm_pool_zalloc(mem, len)))
+		return_0;
+
+	memcpy(list_item, buf, len);
+
+	if (!str_list_add_no_dup_check(mem, result, list_item))
+		return_0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int writecache_settings_to_str_list(struct writecache_settings *settings, struct dm_list *result, struct dm_pool *mem)
+{
+	int errors = 0;
+
+	if (settings->high_watermark_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("high_watermark", settings->high_watermark, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->low_watermark_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("low_watermark", settings->low_watermark, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->writeback_jobs_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("writeback_jobs", settings->writeback_jobs, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->autocommit_blocks_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("autocommit_blocks", settings->autocommit_blocks, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->autocommit_time_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("autocommit_time", settings->autocommit_time, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->fua_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("fua", (uint64_t)settings->fua, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->nofua_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("nofua", (uint64_t)settings->nofua, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->cleaner_set && settings->cleaner)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("cleaner", (uint64_t)settings->cleaner, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->max_age_set)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add("max_age", (uint64_t)settings->max_age, NULL, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (settings->new_key && settings->new_val)
+		if (!_writecache_setting_str_list_add(settings->new_key, 0, settings->new_val, result, mem))
+			errors++;
+
+	if (errors)
+		log_warn("Failed to create list of writecache settings.");
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/report/report.c b/lib/report/report.c
index 170df69..74ec74c 100644
--- a/lib/report/report.c
+++ b/lib/report/report.c
@@ -1430,6 +1430,16 @@ static int _cache_settings_disp(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_pool *mem,
 	struct _str_list_append_baton baton;
 	struct dm_list dummy_list; /* dummy list to display "nothing" */
 
+	if (seg_is_writecache(seg)) {
+		if (!(result = str_list_create(mem)))
+			return_0;
+
+		if (!writecache_settings_to_str_list((struct writecache_settings *)&seg->writecache_settings, result, mem))
+			return_0;
+
+		return _field_set_string_list(rh, field, result, private, 0, NULL);
+	}
+
 	if (seg_is_cache(seg) && lv_is_cache_vol(seg->pool_lv))
 		setting_seg = seg;
 
@@ -3802,6 +3812,12 @@ static int _lvhealthstatus_disp(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_pool *mem,
 			health = "failed";
 		else if (lvdm->seg_status.cache->read_only)
 			health = "metadata_read_only";
+	} else if (lv_is_writecache(lv) && (lvdm->seg_status.type != SEG_STATUS_NONE)) {
+		if (lvdm->seg_status.type != SEG_STATUS_WRITECACHE)
+			return _field_set_value(field, GET_FIRST_RESERVED_NAME(health_undef),
+						GET_FIELD_RESERVED_VALUE(health_undef));
+		if (lvdm->seg_status.writecache->error)
+			health = "error";
 	} else if (lv_is_thin_pool(lv) && (lvdm->seg_status.type != SEG_STATUS_NONE)) {
 		if (lvdm->seg_status.type != SEG_STATUS_THIN_POOL)
 			return _field_set_value(field, GET_FIRST_RESERVED_NAME(health_undef),
diff --git a/lib/writecache/writecache.c b/lib/writecache/writecache.c
index 130922a..c7aea28 100644
--- a/lib/writecache/writecache.c
+++ b/lib/writecache/writecache.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "lib/metadata/lv_alloc.h"
 #include "lib/config/defaults.h"
 
+static int _writecache_cleaner_supported;
+static int _writecache_max_age_supported;
+
 #define SEG_LOG_ERROR(t, p...) \
         log_error(t " segment %s of logical volume %s.", ## p,	\
                   dm_config_parent_name(sn), seg->lv->name), 0;
@@ -120,6 +123,18 @@ static int _writecache_text_import(struct lv_segment *seg,
 		seg->writecache_settings.nofua_set = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (dm_config_has_node(sn, "cleaner")) {
+		if (!dm_config_get_uint32(sn, "cleaner", &seg->writecache_settings.cleaner))
+			return SEG_LOG_ERROR("Unknown writecache_setting in");
+		seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (dm_config_has_node(sn, "max_age")) {
+		if (!dm_config_get_uint32(sn, "max_age", &seg->writecache_settings.max_age))
+			return SEG_LOG_ERROR("Unknown writecache_setting in");
+		seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set = 1;
+	}
+
 	if (dm_config_has_node(sn, "writecache_setting_key")) {
 		const char *key;
 		const char *val;
@@ -184,6 +199,14 @@ static int _writecache_text_export(const struct lv_segment *seg,
 	        outf(f, "nofua = %u", seg->writecache_settings.nofua);
 	}
 
+	if (seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set && seg->writecache_settings.cleaner) {
+	        outf(f, "cleaner = %u", seg->writecache_settings.cleaner);
+	}
+
+	if (seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set) {
+	        outf(f, "max_age = %u", seg->writecache_settings.max_age);
+	}
+
 	if (seg->writecache_settings.new_key && seg->writecache_settings.new_val) {
 	        outf(f, "writecache_setting_key = \"%s\"",
 	                seg->writecache_settings.new_key);
@@ -208,6 +231,7 @@ static int _target_present(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 {
 	static int _writecache_checked = 0;
 	static int _writecache_present = 0;
+	uint32_t maj, min, patchlevel;
 
 	if (!activation())
 		return 0;
@@ -215,6 +239,19 @@ static int _target_present(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	if (!_writecache_checked) {
 		_writecache_checked = 1;
 		_writecache_present =  target_present(cmd, TARGET_NAME_WRITECACHE, 1);
+
+		if (!target_version(TARGET_NAME_WRITECACHE, &maj, &min, &patchlevel))
+			return_0;
+
+		if (maj < 1) {
+			log_error("writecache target version older than minimum 1.0.0");
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (min >= 2) {
+			_writecache_cleaner_supported = 1;
+			_writecache_max_age_supported = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return _writecache_present;
@@ -257,6 +294,18 @@ static int _writecache_add_target_line(struct dev_manager *dm,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!_writecache_cleaner_supported && seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set && seg->writecache_settings.cleaner) {
+		log_warn("WARNING: ignoring writecache setting \"cleaner\" which is not supported by kernel for LV %s.", seg->lv->name);
+		seg->writecache_settings.cleaner = 0;
+		seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!_writecache_max_age_supported && seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set) {
+		log_warn("WARNING: ignoring writecache setting \"max_age\" which is not supported by kernel for LV %s.", seg->lv->name);
+		seg->writecache_settings.max_age = 0;
+		seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set = 0;
+	}
+
 	if ((pmem = lv_on_pmem(seg->writecache)) < 0)
 		return_0;
 
diff --git a/man/lvmcache.7_main b/man/lvmcache.7_main
index 425904e..244ea1e 100644
--- a/man/lvmcache.7_main
+++ b/man/lvmcache.7_main
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ LVM refers to this using the LV type \fBwritecache\fP.
 
 .SH USAGE
 
-Both kinds of caching use similar lvm commands:
-
 .B 1. Identify main LV that needs caching
 
 The main LV may already exist, and is located on larger, slower devices.
@@ -133,6 +131,22 @@ attached.
   main vg -wi------- linear /dev/slow_hhd
 .fi
 
+.SS Create a new LV with caching.
+
+A new LV can be created with caching attached at the time of creation
+using the following command:
+
+.nf
+$ lvcreate --type cache|writecache -n Name -L Size
+	--cachedevice /dev/fast_ssd vg /dev/slow_hhd
+.fi
+
+The main LV is created with the specified Name and Size from the slow_hhd.
+A hidden fast LV is created on the fast_ssd and is then attached to the
+new main LV.  If the fast_ssd is unused, the entire disk will be used as
+the cache unless the --cachesize option is used to specify a size for the
+fast LV.  The --cachedevice option can be repeated to use multiple disks
+for the fast LV.
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 
@@ -162,6 +176,18 @@ that cannot be used directly.  If a standard LV is passed with this
 option, lvm will first convert it to a cache pool by combining it with
 another LV to use for metadata.  This option can be used with dm-cache.
 
+.B --cachedevice
+.I PV
+.br
+
+This option can be used in place of --cachevol, in which case a cachevol
+LV will be created using the specified device.  This option can be
+repeated to create a cachevol using multiple devices, or a tag name can be
+specified in which case the cachevol will be created using any of the
+devices with the given tag.  If a named cache device is unused, the entire
+device will be used to create the cachevol.  To create a cachevol of a
+specific size from the cache devices, include the --cachesize option.
+
 \&
 
 .SS dm-cache block size
diff --git a/man/lvs.8_end b/man/lvs.8_end
index 6efc9cb..5a4ecc8 100644
--- a/man/lvs.8_end
+++ b/man/lvs.8_end
@@ -74,5 +74,9 @@ Related to Thin Logical Volumes: (F)ailed.
 .br
 (F)ailed is set when related thin pool enters Failed state and no further I/O
 is permitted at all.
+.IP
+Related to writecache logical volumes: (E)rror.
+.br
+(E)rror is set dm-writecache reports an error.
 .IP 10 3
 s(k)ip activation: this volume is flagged to be skipped during activation.
diff --git a/scripts/blkdeactivate.sh.in b/scripts/blkdeactivate.sh.in
index 57b3e58..7c517b8 100644
--- a/scripts/blkdeactivate.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/blkdeactivate.sh.in
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ deactivate_vdo() {
         test -b "$DEV_DIR/mapper/$xname" || return 0
         test -z "${SKIP_DEVICE_LIST["$kname"]}" || return 1
 
+	# Skip VDO device deactivation if VDO tools missing.
+	test "$VDO_AVAILABLE" -eq 0 && {
+		add_device_to_skip_list
+		return 1
+	}
+
         deactivate_holders "$DEV_DIR/mapper/$xname" || return 1
 
         echo -n "  [VDO]: deactivating VDO volume $xname... "
diff --git a/test/shell/cachevol-cachedevice.sh b/test/shell/cachevol-cachedevice.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a37d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/cachevol-cachedevice.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+aux have_cache 1 10 0 || skip
+aux have_writecache 1 0 0 || skip
+
+aux prepare_devs 4 64
+
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
+
+## cache
+
+# use existing cachevol
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate --type cache -n $lv2 -L40M --cachevol $lv1 -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+# use entire cachedevice for cachevol
+lvcreate --type cache -n $lv2 -L40M --cachedevice "$dev1" -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+# use part of cachedevice for cachevol
+lvcreate --type cache -n $lv2 -L20M --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachesize 16M -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvcreate --type cache -n $lv3 -L20M --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachesize 16M -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv3 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv3}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv3
+
+## writecache
+
+# use existing cachevol
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -L40M --cachevol $lv1 -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+# use entire cachedevice for cachevol
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -L40M --cachedevice "$dev1" -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+# use part of cachedevice for cachevol
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -L20M --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachesize 16M -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv3 -L20M --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachesize 16M -y $vg "$dev2"
+check lv_field $vg/$lv3 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv3}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv3
+
+## multiple cachedevs
+
+vgextend $vg "$dev3" "$dev4"
+
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -L100M --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachedevice "$dev3" -y $vg "$dev2" "$dev4"
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol lv_size "120.00m"
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -L100M --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachedevice "$dev3" --cachesize 80M -y $vg "$dev2" "$dev4"
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol lv_size "80.00m"
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+pvchange --addtag slow "$dev2"
+pvchange --addtag slow "$dev4"
+pvchange --addtag fast "$dev1"
+pvchange --addtag fast "$dev3"
+
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -L100M --cachedevice @fast --cachesize 80M -y $vg @slow
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol lv_size "80.00m"
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+lvcreate --type cache -n $lv2 -L100M --cachedevice @fast --cachesize 80M -y $vg @slow
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol lv_size "80.00m"
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+## error cases
+
+# cachevol doesn't exist
+not lvcreate --type cache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachevol asdf -y $vg "$dev2"
+not lvs $vg/$lv1
+not lvs $vg/$lv2
+
+# cachedevice doesn't exist
+not lvcreate --type cache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachedevice asdf -y $vg "$dev2"
+not lvs $vg/$lv1
+not lvs $vg/$lv2
+
+# cachevol doesn't exist
+not lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachevol asdf -y $vg "$dev2"
+not lvs $vg/$lv1
+not lvs $vg/$lv2
+
+# cachedevice doesn't exist
+not lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachedevice asdf -y $vg "$dev2"
+not lvs $vg/$lv1
+not lvs $vg/$lv2
+
+# when cachedevice is already being used, cachesize is required to use a part of it
+lvcreate -n asdf -l1 $vg "$dev1"
+not lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachedevice "$dev1" -y $vg "$dev2"
+not lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachedevice "$dev3" -y $vg "$dev2"
+not lvs $vg/$lv1
+not lvs $vg/$lv2
+lvcreate --type writecache -n $lv2 -l8 --cachedevice "$dev1" --cachesize 8M -y $vg "$dev2"
+lvs $vg/$lv2
+check lv_field $vg/${lv2}_cache_cvol lv_size "8.00m"
+lvremove -y $vg/$lv2
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+
+# lvconvert single step cachevol creation and attachment
+# . cache and writecache
+# . one or two cachedevices
+# . with or without --cachesize
+# . using tags for devices
+
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1" "$dev2" "$dev3" "$dev4"
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvconvert -y --type cache --cachedevice "$dev2" $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol segtype linear -a
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "60.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvconvert -y --type cache --cachedevice "$dev2" --cachedevice "$dev3" $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "120.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvconvert -y --type cache --cachedevice "$dev2" --cachedevice "$dev3" --cachesize 8M $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "8.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachedevice "$dev2" $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "60.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachedevice "$dev2" --cachedevice "$dev3" $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "120.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachedevice "$dev2" --cachedevice "$dev3" --cachesize 8M $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "8.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+pvchange --addtag slow "$dev1"
+pvchange --addtag fast "$dev2"
+pvchange --addtag fast "$dev3"
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg @slow
+lvconvert -y --type cache --cachedevice @fast --cachesize 8M $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype cache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "8.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 -an $vg @slow
+lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachedevice @fast --cachesize 8M $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_cache_cvol lv_size "8.00m"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity-blocksize-2.sh b/test/shell/integrity-blocksize-2.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e0fd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/integrity-blocksize-2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+aux have_integrity 1 5 0 || skip
+
+mnt="mnt"
+mkdir -p $mnt
+
+_sync_percent() {
+        local checklv=$1
+        get lv_field "$checklv" sync_percent | cut -d. -f1
+}
+
+_wait_recalc() {
+        local checklv=$1
+
+        for i in $(seq 1 10) ; do
+                sync=$(_sync_percent "$checklv")
+                echo "sync_percent is $sync"
+
+                if test "$sync" = "100"; then
+                        return
+                fi
+
+                sleep 1
+        done
+
+        # TODO: There is some strange bug, first leg of RAID with integrity
+        # enabled never gets in sync. I saw this in BB, but not when executing
+        # the commands manually
+        if test -z "$sync"; then
+                echo "TEST WARNING: Resync of dm-integrity device '$checklv' failed"
+                dmsetup status "$DM_DEV_DIR/mapper/${checklv/\//-}"
+                exit
+        fi
+        echo "timeout waiting for recalc"
+        return 1
+}
+
+# prepare_devs uses ramdisk backing which has 512 LBS and 4K PBS
+# This should cause mkfs.xfs to use 4K sector size,
+# and integrity to use 4K block size
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+vgcreate $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# add integrity while LV is inactive
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs unmounted
+# lvconvert will use ribs 512 to avoid increasing LBS from 512 to 4k on active LV
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvchange -ay $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs mounted
+# lvconvert will use ribs 512 to avoid increasing LBS from 512 to 4k on active LV
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh b/test/shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aea972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/integrity-blocksize-3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+aux have_integrity 1 5 0 || skip
+
+mnt="mnt"
+mkdir -p $mnt
+
+_sync_percent() {
+        local checklv=$1
+        get lv_field "$checklv" sync_percent | cut -d. -f1
+}
+
+_wait_recalc() {
+        local checklv=$1
+
+        for i in $(seq 1 10) ; do
+                sync=$(_sync_percent "$checklv")
+                echo "sync_percent is $sync"
+
+                if test "$sync" = "100"; then
+                        return
+                fi
+
+                sleep 1
+        done
+
+        # TODO: There is some strange bug, first leg of RAID with integrity
+        # enabled never gets in sync. I saw this in BB, but not when executing
+        # the commands manually
+        if test -z "$sync"; then
+                echo "TEST WARNING: Resync of dm-integrity device '$checklv' failed"
+                dmsetup status "$DM_DEV_DIR/mapper/${checklv/\//-}"
+                exit
+        fi
+        echo "timeout waiting for recalc"
+        return 1
+}
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS 512 PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "512"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+vgcreate $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# add integrity while LV is inactive
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs unmounted
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvchange -ay $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs mounted
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+sleep 1
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 4K LBS and 4K PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256 sector_size=4096
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "4096"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "4096"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+vgcreate $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# add integrity while LV is inactive
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs unmounted
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvchange -ay $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs mounted
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+sleep 1
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS and 4K PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256 sector_size=512 physblk_exp=3
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "4096"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+vgcreate $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# add integrity while LV is inactive
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs unmounted
+# lvconvert will use ribs 512 to avoid increasing LBS from 512 to 4k on active LV
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg
+lvchange -ay $vg
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+# add integrity while LV is active, fs mounted
+# lvconvert will use ribs 512 to avoid increasing LBS from 512 to 4k on active LV
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "hello world" > $mnt/hello
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+lvs -a -o+devices $vg
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/hello | grep "hello world"
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+sleep 1
+
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity-blocksize.sh b/test/shell/integrity-blocksize.sh
index 444e3db..eb6a364 100644
--- a/test/shell/integrity-blocksize.sh
+++ b/test/shell/integrity-blocksize.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,24 @@ aux extend_filter "a|$LOOP4|"
 
 aux lvmconf 'devices/scan = "/dev"'
 
+mnt="mnt"
+mkdir -p $mnt
+
 vgcreate $vg1 $LOOP1 $LOOP2
 vgcreate $vg2 $LOOP3 $LOOP4
 
+# LOOP1/LOOP2 have LBS 512 and PBS 512
+# LOOP3/LOOP4 have LBS 4K and PBS 4K
+
+blockdev --getss $LOOP1
+blockdev --getpbsz $LOOP1
+blockdev --getss $LOOP2
+blockdev --getpbsz $LOOP2
+blockdev --getss $LOOP3
+blockdev --getpbsz $LOOP3
+blockdev --getss $LOOP4
+blockdev --getpbsz $LOOP4
+
 # lvcreate on dev512, result 512
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 512'
@@ -105,7 +120,11 @@ lvremove -y $vg2/$lv1
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
 mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"512\"
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg1/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"512\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 512'
 lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 
@@ -113,15 +132,37 @@ lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg2
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg2/$lv1
 mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg2/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP3 | grep 'block_size = 4096'
 lvremove -y $vg2/$lv1
 
-# lvconvert on dev512, ext4 1024, result 1024 
+# lvconvert on dev512, ext4 1024, result 1024 (LV active when adding)
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
+aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
+mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"1024\"
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg1/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"1024\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
+pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 512'
+lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
+
+# lvconvert on dev512, ext4 1024, result 1024 (LV inactive when adding)
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
 mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"1024\"
+lvchange -an $vg1/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg1/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg1/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"1024\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 1024'
 lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 
@@ -129,7 +170,11 @@ lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg2
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg2/$lv1
 mkfs.ext4 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg2/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP3 | grep 'block_size = 4096'
 lvremove -y $vg2/$lv1
 
@@ -137,7 +182,11 @@ lvremove -y $vg2/$lv1
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
 mkfs.xfs -f -s size=4096 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y --raidintegrityblocksize 512 $vg1/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 512'
 lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 
@@ -145,7 +194,14 @@ lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
 mkfs.xfs -f -s size=4096 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+lvchange -an $vg1/$lv1
+# lv needs to be inactive to increase LBS from 512
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y --raidintegrityblocksize 1024 $vg1/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg1/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 1024'
 lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 
@@ -153,7 +209,11 @@ lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
 aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
 mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"1024\"
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y --raidintegrityblocksize 512 $vg1/$lv1
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"1024\"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+umount $mnt
 pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 512'
 lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
 
@@ -164,10 +224,48 @@ mkfs.ext4 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1"
 not lvconvert --raidintegrity y --raidintegrityblocksize 512 $vg2/$lv1
 lvremove -y $vg2/$lv1
 
-# FIXME: need to use scsi_debug to create devs with LBS 512 PBS 4k
-# FIXME: lvconvert, fsunknown, LBS 512, PBS 4k: result 512
-# FIXME: lvconvert --bs 512, fsunknown, LBS 512, PBS 4k: result 512
-# FIXME: lvconvert --bs 4k, fsunknown, LBS 512, PBS 4k: result 4k
+# TODO: need to use scsi_debug to create devs with LBS 512 PBS 4k
+# TODO: lvconvert, fsunknown, LBS 512, PBS 4k: result 512
+# TODO: lvconvert --bs 512, fsunknown, LBS 512, PBS 4k: result 512
+# TODO: lvconvert --bs 4k, fsunknown, LBS 512, PBS 4k: result 4k
+
+# lvconvert on dev512, xfs 512, result 512, (detect fs with LV inactive)
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg1
+aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg1/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "test" > $mnt/test
+umount $mnt
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"512\"
+lvchange -an $vg1/$lv1
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg1/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg1/$lv1
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/test
+umount $mnt
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg1/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"512\"
+pvck --dump metadata $LOOP1 | grep 'block_size = 512'
+lvchange -an $vg1/$lv1
+lvremove -y $vg1/$lv1
+
+# lvconvert on dev4k, xfs 4096, result 4096 (detect fs with LV inactive)
+lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -l 8 -n $lv1 $vg2
+aux wipefs_a /dev/$vg2/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" $mnt
+echo "test" > $mnt/test
+umount $mnt
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+lvchange -an $vg2/$lv1
+lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg2/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg2/$lv1
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" $mnt
+cat $mnt/test
+umount $mnt
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg2/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE=\"4096\"
+pvck --dump metadata $LOOP3 | grep 'block_size = 4096'
+lvchange -an $vg2/$lv1
+lvremove -y $vg2/$lv1
 
 vgremove -ff $vg1
 vgremove -ff $vg2
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity-large.sh b/test/shell/integrity-large.sh
index 5aba80e..1df9e6b 100644
--- a/test/shell/integrity-large.sh
+++ b/test/shell/integrity-large.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
 _add_data_to_lv
+# lv needs to be inactive when adding integrity to increase LBS from 512 and get a ribs of 4k
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity y $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
 _wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
 _wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
 lvs -a -o+devices $vg
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity-misc.sh b/test/shell/integrity-misc.sh
index 0d05689..2dae25f 100644
--- a/test/shell/integrity-misc.sh
+++ b/test/shell/integrity-misc.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ _sync_percent() {
 	get lv_field "$checklv" sync_percent | cut -d. -f1
 }
 
-_wait_recalc() {
+_wait_sync() {
 	local checklv=$1
 
 	for i in $(seq 1 10) ; do
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ _wait_recalc() {
 # lvrename
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/$lv1
 _add_new_data_to_mnt
 umount $mnt
 lvrename $vg/$lv1 $vg/$lv2
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 # lv must be active
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/$lv1
 _add_new_data_to_mnt
 lvconvert --replace "$dev1" $vg/$lv1 "$dev3"
 lvs -a -o+devices $vg > out
@@ -162,8 +164,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 # same as prev but with bitmap mode
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y --raidintegritymode bitmap -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/$lv1
 _add_new_data_to_mnt
 lvconvert --replace "$dev1" $vg/$lv1 "$dev3"
 lvs -a -o+devices $vg > out
@@ -185,8 +188,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 # (like lvconvert --replace does for a dev that's not missing).
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/$lv1
 _add_new_data_to_mnt
 aux disable_dev "$dev2"
 lvs -a -o+devices $vg > out
@@ -213,8 +217,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg "$dev1" "$dev2"
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
-_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_sync $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_sync $vg/$lv1
 _add_new_data_to_mnt
 umount $mnt
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
diff --git a/test/shell/integrity.sh b/test/shell/integrity.sh
index 77e9430..0143129 100644
--- a/test/shell/integrity.sh
+++ b/test/shell/integrity.sh
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ _test_fs_with_error() {
 	dd if=$mnt/fileA of=tmp bs=1k
 	ls -l tmp
 	stat -c %s tmp
-	diff fileA tmp
+	cmp -b fileA tmp
 	rm tmp
 
 	# read partial fileB which was corrupted
 	not dd if=$mnt/fileB of=tmp bs=1k
 	ls -l tmp
 	stat -c %s tmp | grep 12288
-	not diff fileB tmp
+	not cmp -b fileB tmp
 	rm tmp
 
 	umount $mnt
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ _test_fs_with_raid() {
 	dd if=$mnt/fileA of=tmp bs=1k
 	ls -l tmp
 	stat -c %s tmp | grep 16384
-	diff fileA tmp
+	cmp -b fileA tmp
 	rm tmp
 
 	# read complete fileB, corruption is corrected by raid
 	dd if=$mnt/fileB of=tmp bs=1k
 	ls -l tmp
 	stat -c %s tmp | grep 16384
-	diff fileB tmp
+	cmp -b fileB tmp
 	rm tmp
 
 	umount $mnt
@@ -161,15 +161,15 @@ _add_more_data_to_mnt() {
 }
 
 _verify_data_on_mnt() {
-	diff randA $mnt/randA
-	diff randB $mnt/randB
-	diff randC $mnt/randC
-	diff fileA $mnt/1/fileA
-	diff fileB $mnt/1/fileB
-	diff fileC $mnt/1/fileC
-	diff fileA $mnt/2/fileA
-	diff fileB $mnt/2/fileB
-	diff fileC $mnt/2/fileC
+	cmp -b randA $mnt/randA
+	cmp -b randB $mnt/randB
+	cmp -b randC $mnt/randC
+	cmp -b fileA $mnt/1/fileA
+	cmp -b fileB $mnt/1/fileB
+	cmp -b fileC $mnt/1/fileC
+	cmp -b fileA $mnt/2/fileA
+	cmp -b fileB $mnt/2/fileB
+	cmp -b fileC $mnt/2/fileC
 }
 
 _verify_data_on_lv() {
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ _wait_recalc() {
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m1 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
 _test_fs_with_raid
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity n $vg/$lv1
@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid1 -m2 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_2
 _test_fs_with_raid
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity n $vg/$lv1
@@ -237,6 +242,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid4 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_2
 _test_fs_with_raid
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity n $vg/$lv1
@@ -245,6 +253,9 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid5 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_2
 _test_fs_with_raid
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity n $vg/$lv1
@@ -253,6 +264,11 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid6 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_2
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_3
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_4
 _test_fs_with_raid
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity n $vg/$lv1
@@ -261,6 +277,10 @@ vgremove -ff $vg
 
 _prepare_vg
 lvcreate --type raid10 --raidintegrity y -n $lv1 -l 8 $vg
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_0
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_1
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_2
+_wait_recalc $vg/${lv1}_rimage_3
 _test_fs_with_raid
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 lvconvert --raidintegrity n $vg/$lv1
diff --git a/test/shell/writecache-blocksize.sh b/test/shell/writecache-blocksize.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1300176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/writecache-blocksize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+# Test writecache usage
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+aux have_writecache 1 0 0 || skip
+which mkfs.xfs || skip
+
+# Tests with fs block sizes require a libblkid version that shows BLOCK_SIZE
+aux prepare_devs 1
+vgcreate $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l8 $vg
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blkid "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" | grep BLOCK_SIZE || skip
+lvchange -an $vg
+vgremove -ff $vg
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+
+mnt="mnt"
+mkdir -p $mnt
+
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "A" >> fileA; done
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "B" >> fileB; done
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "C" >> fileC; done
+
+# generate random data
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randA bs=512K count=2
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randB bs=512K count=3
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randC bs=512K count=4
+
+_add_new_data_to_mnt() {
+	mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+
+	# add original data
+	cp randA $mnt
+	cp randB $mnt
+	cp randC $mnt
+	mkdir $mnt/1
+	cp fileA $mnt/1
+	cp fileB $mnt/1
+	cp fileC $mnt/1
+	mkdir $mnt/2
+	cp fileA $mnt/2
+	cp fileB $mnt/2
+	cp fileC $mnt/2
+	sync
+}
+
+_add_more_data_to_mnt() {
+	mkdir $mnt/more
+	cp fileA $mnt/more
+	cp fileB $mnt/more
+	cp fileC $mnt/more
+	cp randA $mnt/more
+	cp randB $mnt/more
+	cp randC $mnt/more
+	sync
+}
+
+_verify_data_on_mnt() {
+	diff randA $mnt/randA
+	diff randB $mnt/randB
+	diff randC $mnt/randC
+	diff fileA $mnt/1/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/1/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/1/fileC
+	diff fileA $mnt/2/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/2/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/2/fileC
+}
+
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt() {
+	diff randA $mnt/more/randA
+	diff randB $mnt/more/randB
+	diff randC $mnt/more/randC
+	diff fileA $mnt/more/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/more/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/more/fileC
+}
+
+_verify_data_on_lv() {
+	lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+	mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+	_verify_data_on_mnt
+	rm $mnt/randA
+	rm $mnt/randB
+	rm $mnt/randC
+	rm -rf $mnt/1
+	rm -rf $mnt/2
+	umount $mnt
+	lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+}
+
+# the default is brd ram devs with 512 LBS 4K PBS
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# lbs 512, pbs 4k, xfs 4k, wc 4k
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep sectsz=4096 out
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep 4096 out
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+vgremove $vg
+
+# lbs 512, pbs 4k, xfs -s 512, wc 512
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f -s size=512 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep sectsz=512 out
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep 512 out
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+vgremove $vg
+
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+sleep 1
+
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS 512 PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "512"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# lbs 512, pbs 512, xfs 512, wc 512
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep sectsz=512 out
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep 512 out
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+vgremove $vg
+
+# lbs 512, pbs 512, xfs -s 4096, wc 4096
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -s size=4096 -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep sectsz=4096 out
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep 4096 out
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+vgremove $vg
+
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+sleep 1
+
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS and 4K PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256 sector_size=512 physblk_exp=3
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "4096"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# lbs 512, pbs 4k, xfs 4k, wc 4k
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep sectsz=4096 out
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep 4096 out
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+vgremove $vg
+
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+sleep 1
+
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 4K LBS and 4K PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256 sector_size=4096
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "4096"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "4096"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+# lbs 4k, pbs 4k, xfs 4k, wc 4k
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep sectsz=4096 out
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" |tee out
+grep 4096 out
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+vgremove $vg
+
+aux cleanup_scsi_debug_dev
+
+
diff --git a/test/shell/writecache-large.sh b/test/shell/writecache-large.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b52eaf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/writecache-large.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+# Test writecache usage
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+aux have_writecache 1 0 0 || skip
+which mkfs.xfs || skip
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS 512 PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 1200
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "512"
+
+aux prepare_devs 2 600
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+mnt="mnt"
+mkdir -p $mnt
+
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "A" >> fileA; done
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "B" >> fileB; done
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "C" >> fileC; done
+
+# generate random data
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randA bs=512K count=2
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randB bs=512K count=3
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randC bs=512K count=4
+
+_add_new_data_to_mnt() {
+	mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+
+	mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+
+	# add original data
+	cp randA $mnt
+	cp randB $mnt
+	cp randC $mnt
+	mkdir $mnt/1
+	cp fileA $mnt/1
+	cp fileB $mnt/1
+	cp fileC $mnt/1
+	mkdir $mnt/2
+	cp fileA $mnt/2
+	cp fileB $mnt/2
+	cp fileC $mnt/2
+	sync
+}
+
+_add_more_data_to_mnt() {
+	mkdir $mnt/more
+	cp fileA $mnt/more
+	cp fileB $mnt/more
+	cp fileC $mnt/more
+	cp randA $mnt/more
+	cp randB $mnt/more
+	cp randC $mnt/more
+	sync
+}
+
+_verify_data_on_mnt() {
+	diff randA $mnt/randA
+	diff randB $mnt/randB
+	diff randC $mnt/randC
+	diff fileA $mnt/1/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/1/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/1/fileC
+	diff fileA $mnt/2/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/2/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/2/fileC
+}
+
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt() {
+	diff randA $mnt/more/randA
+	diff randB $mnt/more/randB
+	diff randC $mnt/more/randC
+	diff fileA $mnt/more/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/more/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/more/fileC
+}
+
+_verify_data_on_lv() {
+	lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+	mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+	_verify_data_on_mnt
+	rm $mnt/randA
+	rm $mnt/randB
+	rm $mnt/randC
+	rm -rf $mnt/1
+	rm -rf $mnt/2
+	umount $mnt
+	lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+}
+
+vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
+vgextend $vg "$dev2"
+
+# Use a large enough size so that the cleaner will not
+# finish immediately when detaching, and will require
+# a secondary check from command top level.
+
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -L 560M -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -L 500M -an $vg "$dev2"
+
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" 
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" 
+
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+dmsetup table $vg-$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" 
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" 
+
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$mnt/big1 bs=1M count=100 oflag=sync
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$mnt/big2 bs=1M count=100 oflag=sync
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$mnt/big3 bs=1M count=100 oflag=sync
+dd if=/dev/zero of=$mnt/big4 bs=1M count=100 oflag=sync
+
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+dmsetup table $vg-$lv1
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+dd if=$mnt/big4 of=/dev/null bs=1M count=100
+umount $mnt
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
+
diff --git a/test/shell/writecache-split.sh b/test/shell/writecache-split.sh
index 0f2dc47..e615e2a 100644
--- a/test/shell/writecache-split.sh
+++ b/test/shell/writecache-split.sh
@@ -20,29 +20,21 @@ mkfs_mount_umount()
 {
         lvt=$1
 
-        lvchange -ay $vg/$lvt
-
         mkfs.xfs -f -s size=4096 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lvt"
         mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lvt" "$mount_dir"
         cp pattern1 "$mount_dir/pattern1"
         dd if=/dev/zero of="$mount_dir/zeros2M" bs=1M count=32 conv=fdatasync
         umount "$mount_dir"
-
-        lvchange -an $vg/$lvt
 }
 
 mount_umount()
 {
         lvt=$1
 
-        lvchange -ay $vg/$lvt
-
         mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lvt" "$mount_dir"
         diff pattern1 "$mount_dir/pattern1"
         dd if="$mount_dir/zeros2M" of=/dev/null bs=1M count=32
         umount "$mount_dir"
-
-        lvchange -an $vg/$lvt
 }
 
 aux have_writecache 1 0 0 || skip
@@ -62,18 +54,38 @@ lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 16 -an $vg "$dev1" "$dev4"
 lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
 
 #
-# split when no devs are missing
+# split while inactive
 #
 
 lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
 
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
 mkfs_mount_umount $lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 
 lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
 lvs -o segtype $vg/$lv1 | grep linear
 lvs -o segtype $vg/$lv2 | grep linear
 
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
 mount_umount $lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+
+#
+# split while active
+#
+
+lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+mkfs_mount_umount $lv1
+
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+lvs -o segtype $vg/$lv1 | grep linear
+lvs -o segtype $vg/$lv2 | grep linear
+
+mount_umount $lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 
 #
 # split while cachevol is missing
@@ -81,7 +93,9 @@ mount_umount $lv1
 
 lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
 
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
 mkfs_mount_umount $lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 
 aux disable_dev "$dev2"
 
@@ -108,7 +122,9 @@ lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 14 -an $vg "$dev2" "$dev3"
 
 lvconvert -y --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
 
+lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
 mkfs_mount_umount $lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
 
 aux disable_dev "$dev3"
 
diff --git a/test/shell/writecache.sh b/test/shell/writecache.sh
index 8852e93..39ef319 100644
--- a/test/shell/writecache.sh
+++ b/test/shell/writecache.sh
@@ -19,152 +19,251 @@ SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
 aux have_writecache 1 0 0 || skip
 which mkfs.xfs || skip
 
-mount_dir="mnt"
-mkdir -p $mount_dir
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS 512 PBS
+aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "512"
+aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+# scsi_debug devices with 512 LBS and 4K PBS
+#aux prepare_scsi_debug_dev 256 sector_size=512 physblk_exp=3
+#check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/logical_block_size "512"
+#check sysfs "$(< SCSI_DEBUG_DEV)" queue/physical_block_size "4096"
+#aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+# loop devs with 512 LBS and 512 PBS
+#dd if=/dev/zero of=loopa bs=$((1024*1024)) count=64 2> /dev/null
+#dd if=/dev/zero of=loopb bs=$((1024*1024)) count=64 2> /dev/null
+#LOOP1=$(losetup -f loopa --show)
+#LOOP2=$(losetup -f loopb --show)
+#aux extend_filter "a|$LOOP1|"
+#aux extend_filter "a|$LOOP2|"
+#aux lvmconf 'devices/scan = "/dev"'
+#dev1=$LOOP1
+#dev2=$LOOP2
+
+# loop devs with 4096 LBS and 4096 PBS
+#dd if=/dev/zero of=loopa bs=$((1024*1024)) count=64 2> /dev/null
+#dd if=/dev/zero of=loopb bs=$((1024*1024)) count=64 2> /dev/null
+#LOOP1=$(losetup -f loopa --sector-size 4096 --show)
+#LOOP2=$(losetup -f loopb --sector-size 4096 --show)
+#aux extend_filter "a|$LOOP1|"
+#aux extend_filter "a|$LOOP2|"
+#aux lvmconf 'devices/scan = "/dev"'
+#dev1=$LOOP1
+#dev2=$LOOP2
+
+# the default is brd ram devs with 512 LBS 4K PBS
+# aux prepare_devs 2 64
+
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
+
+
+mnt="mnt"
+mkdir -p $mnt
+
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "A" >> fileA; done
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "B" >> fileB; done
+for i in `seq 1 16384`; do echo -n "C" >> fileC; done
 
 # generate random data
-dd if=/dev/urandom of=pattern1 bs=512K count=1
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randA bs=512K count=2
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randB bs=512K count=3
+dd if=/dev/urandom of=randC bs=512K count=4
+
+_add_new_data_to_mnt() {
+	mkfs.xfs -f "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+
+	mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+
+	# add original data
+	cp randA $mnt
+	cp randB $mnt
+	cp randC $mnt
+	mkdir $mnt/1
+	cp fileA $mnt/1
+	cp fileB $mnt/1
+	cp fileC $mnt/1
+	mkdir $mnt/2
+	cp fileA $mnt/2
+	cp fileB $mnt/2
+	cp fileC $mnt/2
+	sync
+}
+
+_add_more_data_to_mnt() {
+	mkdir $mnt/more
+	cp fileA $mnt/more
+	cp fileB $mnt/more
+	cp fileC $mnt/more
+	cp randA $mnt/more
+	cp randB $mnt/more
+	cp randC $mnt/more
+	sync
+}
+
+_verify_data_on_mnt() {
+	diff randA $mnt/randA
+	diff randB $mnt/randB
+	diff randC $mnt/randC
+	diff fileA $mnt/1/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/1/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/1/fileC
+	diff fileA $mnt/2/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/2/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/2/fileC
+}
+
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt() {
+	diff randA $mnt/more/randA
+	diff randB $mnt/more/randB
+	diff randC $mnt/more/randC
+	diff fileA $mnt/more/fileA
+	diff fileB $mnt/more/fileB
+	diff fileC $mnt/more/fileC
+}
+
+_verify_data_on_lv() {
+	lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+	mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+	_verify_data_on_mnt
+	rm $mnt/randA
+	rm $mnt/randB
+	rm $mnt/randC
+	rm -rf $mnt/1
+	rm -rf $mnt/2
+	umount $mnt
+	lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+}
 
-aux prepare_devs 2 64
 
 vgcreate $SHARED $vg "$dev1"
-
 vgextend $vg "$dev2"
 
-lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
-
-lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+blockdev --getss "$dev1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev1"
+blockdev --getss "$dev2"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$dev2"
 
-# test1: create fs on LV before writecache is attached
+# Test attach while inactive, detach while inactive
+# create fs on LV before writecache is attached
 
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-
-mkfs.xfs -f -s size=4096 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
-
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-cp pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-
-umount $mount_dir
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+umount $mnt
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
-
 lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
-
 check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
-
 lvs -a $vg/${lv2}_cvol --noheadings -o segtype >out
 grep linear out
-
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-
-cp pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1b
-
-ls -l $mount_dir
-
-umount $mount_dir
-
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
-
 lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
-
 check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
 check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
-
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-lvchange -ay $vg/$lv2
-
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-ls -l $mount_dir
-
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1b
-
-umount $mount_dir
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+_verify_data_on_lv
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
 
-# test2: create fs on LV after writecache is attached
+# Test attach while inactive, detach while inactive
+# create fs on LV after writecache is attached
 
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
 lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
-
 check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
-
 lvs -a $vg/${lv2}_cvol --noheadings -o segtype >out
 grep linear out
-
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-
-mkfs.xfs -f -s size=4096 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
-
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-cp pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-ls -l $mount_dir
-
-umount $mount_dir
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+umount $mnt
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
-
 lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
-
-check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
-check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
-
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-lvchange -ay $vg/$lv2
-
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-ls -l $mount_dir
-
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-
-umount $mount_dir
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mnt
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
-lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
-
-
-# test3: attach writecache to an active LV
-
-lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-
-mkfs.xfs -f -s size=4096 "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
-
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-cp pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-ls -l $mount_dir
-
-# TODO BZ 1808012 - can not convert active volume to writecache:
-not lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
-
-if false; then
-check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype writecache
-
-lvs -a $vg/${lv2}_cvol --noheadings -o segtype >out
-grep linear out
-
-cp pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1.after
+_verify_data_on_lv
+lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
 
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1.after
+# Test attach while active, detach while active
 
-umount $mount_dir
-lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
 lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
-mount "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1" $mount_dir
-
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1
-diff pattern1 $mount_dir/pattern1.after
-fi
-
-umount $mount_dir
+_add_new_data_to_mnt
+lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_add_more_data_to_mnt
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+lvconvert --splitcache $vg/$lv1
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+_verify_data_on_mnt
+_verify_more_data_on_mnt
+umount $mnt
 lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+_verify_data_on_lv
 lvremove $vg/$lv1
+lvremove $vg/$lv2
 
+# FIXME: test depends on unpushed commit
+# that enables two stage flush using cleaner
+#
+# Test attach while active, detach while active,
+# skip cleaner so flush message is used instead
+# 
+# lvcreate -n $lv1 -l 8 -an $vg "$dev1"
+# lvcreate -n $lv2 -l 4 -an $vg "$dev2"
+# lvchange -ay $vg/$lv1
+# _add_new_data_to_mnt
+# lvconvert --yes --type writecache --cachevol $lv2 $vg/$lv1
+# blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+# blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+# _add_more_data_to_mnt
+# _verify_data_on_mnt
+# lvconvert --splitcache --cachesettings cleaner=0 $vg/$lv1
+# check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype linear
+# check lv_field $vg/$lv2 segtype linear
+# blockdev --getss "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+# blockdev --getpbsz "$DM_DEV_DIR/$vg/$lv1"
+# _verify_data_on_mnt
+# _verify_more_data_on_mnt
+# umount $mnt
+# lvchange -an $vg/$lv1
+# lvchange -an $vg/$lv2
+# _verify_data_on_lv
+# lvremove $vg/$lv1
+# lvremove $vg/$lv2
+ 
 vgremove -ff $vg
-
+ 
diff --git a/tools/args.h b/tools/args.h
index d1f604b..3a7e5d4 100644
--- a/tools/args.h
+++ b/tools/args.h
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ arg(cachepool_ARG, '\0', "cachepool", lv_VAL, 0, 0,
 arg(cachevol_ARG, '\0', "cachevol", lv_VAL, 0, 0,
     "The name of a cache volume.\n")
 
+arg(cachedevice_ARG, '\0', "cachedevice", pv_VAL, ARG_GROUPABLE, 0,
+    "The name of a device to use for a cache.\n")
+
+arg(cachesize_ARG, '\0', "cachesize", sizemb_VAL, 0, 0,
+    "The size of cache to use.\n")
+
 arg(commandprofile_ARG, '\0', "commandprofile", string_VAL, 0, 0,
     "The command profile to use for command configuration.\n"
     "See \\fBlvm.conf\\fP(5) for more information about profiles.\n")
@@ -1428,7 +1434,16 @@ arg(thin_ARG, 'T', "thin", 0, 0, 0,
     "See \\fBlvmthin\\fP(7) for more information about LVM thin provisioning.\n")
 
 arg(updatemetadata_ARG, '\0', "updatemetadata", 0, 0, 0,
-    "Update VG metadata to correct problems.\n")
+    "Update VG metadata to correct problems.\n"
+    "If VG metadata was updated while a PV was missing, and the PV\n"
+    "reappears with an old version of metadata, then this option\n"
+    "(or any other command that writes metadata) will update the\n"
+    "metadata on the previously missing PV. If a PV was removed\n"
+    "from a VG while it was missing, and the PV reappears, using\n"
+    "this option will clear the outdated metadata from the previously\n"
+    "missing PV. If metadata text is damaged on one PV, using this\n"
+    "option will replace the damaged metadata text. For more severe\n"
+    "damage, e.g. with headers, see \\fBpvck\\fP(8).\n")
 
 arg(uuid_ARG, 'u', "uuid", 0, 0, 0,
     "#pvchange\n"
diff --git a/tools/command-lines.in b/tools/command-lines.in
index ed3d041..0051b77 100644
--- a/tools/command-lines.in
+++ b/tools/command-lines.in
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ RULE: --profile not --detachprofile
 RULE: --metadataprofile not --detachprofile
 RULE: --minrecoveryrate --maxrecoveryrate and LV_raid
 RULE: --writebehind --writemostly and LV_raid1
-RULE: --cachemode --cachepolicy --cachesettings and LV_cache LV_cachepool
+RULE: --cachemode --cachepolicy --cachesettings and LV_cache LV_cachepool LV_writecache
 RULE: --errorwhenfull --discards --zero and LV_thinpool
 RULE: --permission not lv_is_external_origin lv_is_raid_metadata lv_is_raid_image LV_thinpool
 RULE: --alloc --contiguous --metadataprofile --permission --persistent --profile --readahead not lv_is_thick_origin
@@ -497,6 +497,20 @@ FLAGS: SECONDARY_SYNTAX
 
 ---
 
+lvconvert --type writecache --cachedevice PV LV
+OO: OO_LVCONVERT, --cachesize SizeMB, --cachesettings String
+ID: lvconvert_to_writecache_with_device
+DESC: Add a writecache to an LV, using a specified cache device.
+RULE: all and lv_is_visible
+
+lvconvert --type cache --cachedevice PV LV
+OO: OO_LVCONVERT, --cachesize SizeMB, --cachesettings String
+ID: lvconvert_to_cache_with_device
+DESC: Add a cache to an LV, using a specified cache device.
+RULE: all and lv_is_visible
+
+---
+
 lvconvert --type thin-pool LV_linear_striped_raid_cache
 OO: --stripes_long Number, --stripesize SizeKB,
 --discards Discards, OO_LVCONVERT_POOL, OO_LVCONVERT
@@ -1205,87 +1219,107 @@ lvcreate --type cache --size SizeMB --cachepool LV_cachepool VG
 OO: --cache, OO_LVCREATE_POOL, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, OO_LVCREATE,
 --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
 OP: PV ...
-ID: lvcreate_cache_vol_with_new_origin
-DESC: Create a cache LV, first creating a new origin LV,
-DESC: then combining it with the existing cache pool named
-DESC: by the --cachepool arg.
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachepool
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach the specified cachepool
+DESC: which converts the new LV to type cache.
 
 # alternate form of lvcreate --type cache
+# (omits the --type cache option which is inferred)
 lvcreate --size SizeMB --cachepool LV_cachepool VG
 OO: --type cache, --cache, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, OO_LVCREATE,
 --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
 OP: PV ...
-ID: lvcreate_cache_vol_with_new_origin
-DESC: Create a cache LV, first creating a new origin LV,
-DESC: then combining it with the existing cache pool named
-DESC: by the --cachepool arg (variant, infers --type cache).
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachepool_v2
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach the specified cachepool
+DESC: which converts the new LV to type cache
+DESC: (variant, infers --type cache.)
 FLAGS: SECONDARY_SYNTAX
 
 # alternate form of lvcreate --type cache
+# (moves cachepool from option arg to position arg,
+# dropping the normal VG position arg)
 lvcreate --type cache --size SizeMB LV_cachepool
 OO: --cache, OO_LVCREATE_POOL, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, OO_LVCREATE,
 --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
 OP: PV ...
-ID: lvcreate_cache_vol_with_new_origin
-DESC: Create a cache LV, first creating a new origin LV,
-DESC: then combining it with the existing cache pool named
-DESC: in the first arg (variant, also use --cachepool).
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachepool_v3
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach the specified cachepool
+DESC: which converts the new LV to type cache.
+DESC: (variant, also use --cachepool).
 FLAGS: SECONDARY_SYNTAX
 
-# This is a ridiculously crazy command which nobody could
-# understand.  It should be be eliminated.  It does two different
-# things depending on whether LV in pos 1 is a cachepool LV
-# or not.  Both variations are unnecessary.
-#
-# 1. If LV is a cachepool, then it's an alternate form of
-#    an already complicated command above.
-#
-# # alternate form for lvcreate_cache_vol_with_new_origin
-# lvcreate --cache --size SizeMB LV_cachepool
-# OO: --type cache, --cache, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, OO_LVCREATE, --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
-# OP: PV ...
-# ID: lvcreate_cache_vol_with_new_origin
-# DESC: Create a cache LV, first creating a new origin LV,
-# DESC: then combining it with the existing cache pool named
-# DESC: in the first arg (variant, infers --type cache,
-# DESC: also use --cachepool).
-#
-# 2. If LV is not a cachepool, then it's a disguised lvconvert.
-#
-# # FIXME: this should be done by lvconvert, and this command removed
-# lvcreate --type cache --size SizeMB LV
-# OO: OO_LVCREATE_POOL, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, OO_LVCREATE
-# OP: PV ...
-# ID: lvcreate_convert_to_cache_vol_with_cachepool
-# DESC: Convert the specified LV to type cache after creating a new
-# DESC: cache pool LV to use (use lvconvert).
+# This command has two different meanings which ought to
+# have separate command defs, but since the syntax is the
+# same for both they have to share one command def with
+# an ambiguous meaning.  Which command is performed depends
+# on whether the LV in the first arg position is a
+# cachepool or not (we can't have two different command
+# defs that differ only in the type of LV in the arg position
+# because when parsing commands we don't know the LV type.)
+#
+# 1. An alternate form of lvcreate_and_attach_cachepool_v3
+#    this syntax:         lvcreate --cache --size SizeMB LV_cachepool
+#    is alternative for:  lvcreate --type cache --size SizeMB LV_cachepool
+#
+# 2. An alternative to using lvconvert to convert LV to type cache,
+#    but in this case the cachepool is created internally and
+#    then attached to the LV arg.
 #
 # Note that stripes are accepted by the first and not by the
 # second, but it's not possible to validate this until after
 # the LV type is known.
-#
-# So, to define this syntax we have to combine both of
-# those variants, each crazy on it's own, into one
-# ridiculous command.
 
-# def1: alternate form of lvcreate --type cache, or
-# def2: it should be done by lvconvert.
 lvcreate --cache --size SizeMB LV
 OO: OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, OO_LVCREATE_POOL, OO_LVCREATE,
 --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
 OP: PV ...
-ID: lvcreate_cache_vol_with_new_origin_or_convert_to_cache_vol_with_cachepool
-DESC: When LV is a cache pool, create a cache LV,
-DESC: first creating a new origin LV, then combining it with
-DESC: the existing cache pool named in the first arg
-DESC: (variant, infers --type cache, also use --cachepool).
-DESC: When LV is not a cache pool, convert the specified LV
-DESC: to type cache after creating a new cache pool LV to use
-DESC: (use lvconvert).
+ID: lvcreate_new_plus_old_cachepool_or_lvconvert_old_plus_new_cachepool
+DESC: When the LV arg is a cachepool, then create a new LV and
+DESC: attach the cachepool arg to it.
+DESC: (variant, use --type cache and --cachepool.)
+DESC: When the LV arg is not a cachepool, then create a new cachepool
+DESC: and attach it to the LV arg (alternative, use lvconvert.)
 FLAGS: SECONDARY_SYNTAX
 
 ---
 
+# These all create a new origin LV, then forwards to lvconvert
+# which combines it with a cachevol (which already exists or
+# which needs to be created from cachedevice), converting
+# the new LV to type cache or writecache.
+
+lvcreate --type cache --size SizeMB --cachevol LV VG
+OO: OO_LVCREATE, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
+OP: PV ...
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachevol_for_cache
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach the specified cachevol
+DESC: which converts the new LV to type cache.
+
+lvcreate --type cache --size SizeMB --cachedevice PV VG
+OO: OO_LVCREATE, OO_LVCREATE_CACHE, --cachesize SizeMB, --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
+OP: PV ...
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachedevice_for_cache
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach a cachevol created from
+DESC: the specified cache device, which converts the
+DESC: new LV to type cache.
+
+lvcreate --type writecache --size SizeMB --cachevol LV VG
+OO: OO_LVCREATE, --cachesettings String, --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
+OP: PV ...
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachevol_for_writecache
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach the specified cachevol
+DESC: which converts the new LV to type writecache.
+
+lvcreate --type writecache --size SizeMB --cachedevice PV VG
+OO: OO_LVCREATE, --cachesize SizeMB, --cachesettings String, --stripes Number, --stripesize SizeKB
+OP: PV ...
+ID: lvcreate_and_attach_cachedevice_for_writecache
+DESC: Create a new LV, then attach a cachevol created from
+DESC: the specified cache device, which converts the
+DESC: new LV to type writecache.
+
+---
+
 lvdisplay
 OO: --aligned, --all, --binary, --colon, --columns,
 --configreport ConfigReport, --foreign, --history, --ignorelockingfailure,
diff --git a/tools/command.c b/tools/command.c
index 511dda1..2d01849 100644
--- a/tools/command.c
+++ b/tools/command.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,9 @@ int define_commands(struct cmd_context *cmdtool, const char *run_name)
 		if (line[0] == '\n')
 			break;
 
+		if (!strcmp(line, "---") || !strcmp(line, "--"))
+			continue;
+
 		if ((n = strchr(line, '\n')))
 			*n = '\0';
 
diff --git a/tools/lvchange.c b/tools/lvchange.c
index 2d5bb32..c0adadf 100644
--- a/tools/lvchange.c
+++ b/tools/lvchange.c
@@ -606,6 +606,88 @@ static int _lvchange_persistent(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int _lvchange_writecache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+			   struct logical_volume *lv,
+			   uint32_t *mr)
+{
+	struct writecache_settings settings = { 0 };
+	uint32_t block_size_sectors = 0;
+	struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
+	int set_count = 0;
+
+	if (!get_writecache_settings(cmd, &settings, &block_size_sectors))
+		return_0;
+
+	if (block_size_sectors && (seg->writecache_block_size != (block_size_sectors * 512))) {
+		log_error("Cannot change existing block size %u bytes.", seg->writecache_block_size);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (settings.high_watermark_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.high_watermark_set = settings.high_watermark_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.high_watermark = settings.high_watermark;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.low_watermark_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.low_watermark_set = settings.low_watermark_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.low_watermark = settings.low_watermark;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.writeback_jobs_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.writeback_jobs_set = settings.writeback_jobs_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.writeback_jobs = settings.writeback_jobs;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.autocommit_blocks_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.autocommit_blocks_set = settings.autocommit_blocks_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.autocommit_blocks = settings.autocommit_blocks;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.autocommit_time_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.autocommit_time_set = settings.autocommit_time_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.autocommit_time = settings.autocommit_time;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.fua_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.fua_set = settings.fua_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.fua = settings.fua;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.nofua_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.nofua_set = settings.nofua_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.nofua = settings.nofua;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.cleaner_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.cleaner_set = settings.cleaner_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.cleaner = settings.cleaner;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+	if (settings.max_age_set) {
+		seg->writecache_settings.max_age_set = settings.max_age_set;
+		seg->writecache_settings.max_age = settings.max_age;
+		set_count++;
+	}
+
+	if (!set_count) {
+		/*
+		 * Empty settings can be used to clear all current settings,
+		 * lvchange --cachesettings "" vg/lv
+		 */
+		if (!arg_count(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
+		    yes_no_prompt("Clear all writecache settings? ") == 'n') {
+			log_print("No settings changed.");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		memset(&seg->writecache_settings, 0, sizeof(struct writecache_settings));
+	}
+
+	/* Request caller to commit and reload metadata */
+	*mr |= MR_RELOAD;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int _lvchange_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 			   struct logical_volume *lv,
 			   uint32_t *mr)
@@ -619,6 +701,9 @@ static int _lvchange_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	int r = 0, is_clean;
 	uint32_t chunk_size = 0; /* FYI: lvchange does NOT support its change */
 
+	if (lv_is_writecache(lv))
+		return _lvchange_writecache(cmd, lv, mr);
+
 	seg = first_seg(lv);
 
 	if (seg_is_cache(seg) && lv_is_cache_vol(seg->pool_lv))
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index 8652252..0155fdb 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -1319,6 +1319,7 @@ static int _raid4_conversion_supported(struct logical_volume *lv, struct lvconve
 static int _lvconvert_raid(struct logical_volume *lv, struct lvconvert_params *lp)
 {
 	int image_count = 0;
+	int images_reduced = 0;
 	struct cmd_context *cmd = lv->vg->cmd;
 	struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
 
@@ -1357,6 +1358,8 @@ static int _lvconvert_raid(struct logical_volume *lv, struct lvconvert_params *l
 		else
 			image_count = lp->mirrors + 1;
 
+		images_reduced = (image_count < lv_raid_image_count(lv));
+
 		if (image_count < 1) {
 			log_error("Unable to %s images by specified amount.",
 				  lp->keep_mimages ? "split" : "reduce");
@@ -1400,7 +1403,7 @@ static int _lvconvert_raid(struct logical_volume *lv, struct lvconvert_params *l
 							lp->region_size : seg->region_size , lp->pvh))
 				return_0;
 
-			if (lv_raid_has_integrity(lv)) {
+			if (lv_raid_has_integrity(lv) && !images_reduced) {
 				struct integrity_settings *isettings = NULL;
 				if (!lv_get_raid_integrity_settings(lv, &isettings))
 					return_0;
@@ -4245,51 +4248,191 @@ int lvconvert_to_pool_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 			       NULL, NULL, &_lvconvert_to_pool_single);
 }
 
-static int _lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
-					  struct logical_volume *lv,
-					  struct processing_handle *handle)
+#define MAX_CACHEDEVS 8
+
+static int _lv_create_cachevol(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+			       struct volume_group *vg,
+			       struct logical_volume *lv,
+			       struct logical_volume **cachevol_lv)
 {
-	struct volume_group *vg = lv->vg;
-	struct logical_volume *cachevol_lv;
-	const char *cachevol_name;
+	char cvname[NAME_LEN];
+	struct dm_list *use_pvh;
+	struct pv_list *pvl;
+	char *dev_name;
+	struct device *dev_fast;
+	char *dev_argv[MAX_CACHEDEVS];
+	int dev_argc = 0;
+	uint64_t cache_size_sectors = 0;
+	uint64_t full_size_sectors = 0;
+	uint64_t pv_size_sectors;
+	struct logical_volume *cachevol;
+	struct arg_value_group_list *group;
+	struct lvcreate_params lp = {
+		.activate = CHANGE_AN,
+		.alloc = ALLOC_INHERIT,
+		.major = -1,
+		.minor = -1,
+		.permission = LVM_READ | LVM_WRITE,
+		.pvh = &vg->pvs,
+		.read_ahead = DM_READ_AHEAD_NONE,
+		.stripes = 1,
+		.vg_name = vg->name,
+		.zero = 0,
+		.wipe_signatures = 0,
+		.suppress_zero_warn = 1,
+	};
 
-	if (!(cachevol_name = arg_str_value(cmd, cachevol_ARG, NULL)))
-		goto_out;
+	/*
+	 * If cache size is not set, and all cachedevice's are unused,
+	 * then the cache size is the sum of all cachedevice sizes.
+	 */
+	cache_size_sectors = arg_uint64_value(cmd, cachesize_ARG, 0);
 
-	if (!validate_lvname_param(cmd, &vg->name, &cachevol_name))
-		goto_out;
+	dm_list_iterate_items(group, &cmd->arg_value_groups) {
+		if (!grouped_arg_is_set(group->arg_values, cachedevice_ARG))
+			continue;
 
-	if (!(cachevol_lv = find_lv(vg, cachevol_name))) {
-		log_error("Cache single %s not found.", cachevol_name);
-		goto out;
+		if (!(dev_name = (char *)grouped_arg_str_value(group->arg_values, cachedevice_ARG, NULL)))
+			break;
+
+		if (dev_name[0] == '@') {
+			if (!cache_size_sectors) {
+				log_error("With tag as cachedevice, --cachesize is required.");
+				return 0;
+			}
+			goto add_dev_arg;
+		}
+
+		if (!(dev_fast = dev_cache_get(cmd, dev_name, cmd->filter))) {
+			log_error("Device %s not found.", dev_name);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (!(pvl = find_pv_in_vg(vg, dev_name))) {
+			log_error("PV %s not found in VG.", dev_name);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If the dev is used in the VG, then require a cachesize to allocate
+		 * from it.  If it is not used in the VG, then prompt asking if the
+		 * entire dev should be used.
+		 */
+		if (!cache_size_sectors && pvl->pv->pe_alloc_count) {
+			log_error("PV %s is in use, --cachesize is required.", dev_name);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (!cache_size_sectors) {
+			pv_size_sectors = (pvl->pv->pe_count * vg->extent_size);
+
+			if (!arg_is_set(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
+			    yes_no_prompt("Use all %s from %s for cache? [y/n]: ",
+					  display_size(cmd, pv_size_sectors), dev_name) == 'n') {
+				log_print("Use --cachesize SizeMB to use a part of the cachedevice.");
+				log_error("Conversion aborted.");
+				return 0;
+			}
+			full_size_sectors += pv_size_sectors;
+		}
+ add_dev_arg:
+		if (dev_argc >= MAX_CACHEDEVS) {
+			log_error("Cannot allocate from more than %u cache devices.", MAX_CACHEDEVS);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		dev_argv[dev_argc++] = dev_name;
 	}
 
-	if (lv_is_cache_vol(cachevol_lv)) {
-		log_error("LV %s is already used as a cachevol.", display_lvname(cachevol_lv));
-		goto out;
+	if (!cache_size_sectors)
+		cache_size_sectors = full_size_sectors;
+
+	if (!dev_argc) {
+		log_error("No cachedevice specified to create a cachevol.");
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Ensure the LV is not active elsewhere. */
-	if (!lockd_lv(cmd, lv, "ex", 0))
-		goto_out;
+	if (!(use_pvh = create_pv_list(cmd->mem, vg, dev_argc, dev_argv, 1))) {
+		log_error("cachedevice not found in VG %s.", dev_name);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-	if (!dm_list_empty(&cachevol_lv->segs_using_this_lv)) {
-		log_error("LV %s is already in use.", display_lvname(cachevol_lv));
-		goto out;
+	if (dm_snprintf(cvname, NAME_LEN, "%s_cache", lv->name) < 0) {
+		log_error("Failed to create cachevol LV name.");
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!arg_is_set(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
-	    yes_no_prompt("Erase all existing data on %s? [y/n]: ", display_lvname(cachevol_lv)) == 'n') {
-		log_error("Conversion aborted.");
-		goto out;
+	lp.lv_name = cvname;
+	lp.pvh = use_pvh;
+	lp.extents = cache_size_sectors / vg->extent_size;
+
+	log_print("Creating cachevol LV %s with size %s.",
+		  cvname, display_size(cmd, cache_size_sectors));
+
+	dm_list_init(&lp.tags);
+
+	if (!(lp.segtype = get_segtype_from_string(cmd, SEG_TYPE_NAME_STRIPED)))
+		return_0;
+
+	if (!(cachevol = lv_create_single(vg, &lp))) {
+		log_error("Failed to create cachevol LV");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	*cachevol_lv = cachevol;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+				     struct logical_volume *lv,
+				     struct processing_handle *handle)
+{
+	struct volume_group *vg = lv->vg;
+	struct logical_volume *lv_fast;
+	const char *fast_name;
+
+	/*
+	 * User specifies an existing cachevol to use or a cachedevice
+	 * to create a cachevol from.
+	 */
+	if ((fast_name = arg_str_value(cmd, cachevol_ARG, NULL))) {
+		if (!validate_lvname_param(cmd, &vg->name, &fast_name))
+			goto_bad;
+
+		if (!(lv_fast = find_lv(vg, fast_name))) {
+			log_error("LV %s not found.", fast_name);
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (lv_is_cache_vol(lv_fast)) {
+			log_error("LV %s is already used as a cachevol.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (!dm_list_empty(&lv_fast->segs_using_this_lv)) {
+			log_error("LV %s is already in use.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (!arg_is_set(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
+		    yes_no_prompt("Erase all existing data on %s? [y/n]: ", display_lvname(lv_fast)) == 'n') {
+			log_error("Conversion aborted.");
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (!lockd_lv(cmd, lv_fast, "ex", 0))
+			goto_bad;
+	} else {
+		if (!_lv_create_cachevol(cmd, vg, lv, &lv_fast))
+			goto_bad;
 	}
 
 	/* Ensure the LV is not active elsewhere. */
-	if (!lockd_lv(cmd, cachevol_lv, "ex", LDLV_PERSISTENT))
-		goto_out;
+	if (!lockd_lv(cmd, lv, "ex", 0))
+		goto_bad;
 
-	if (!wipe_cache_pool(cachevol_lv))
-		goto_out;
+	if (!wipe_cache_pool(lv_fast))
+		goto_bad;
 
 	/* When the lv arg is a thinpool, redirect command to data sub lv. */
 
@@ -4299,17 +4442,17 @@ static int _lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	}
 
 	if (_raid_split_image_conversion(lv))
-		goto_out;
+		goto_bad;
 
 	/* Attach the cache to the main LV. */
 
-	if (!_cache_vol_attach(cmd, lv, cachevol_lv))
-		goto_out;
+	if (!_cache_vol_attach(cmd, lv, lv_fast))
+		goto_bad;
 
 	log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s is now cached.", display_lvname(lv));
 
 	return ECMD_PROCESSED;
- out:
+ bad:
 	return ECMD_FAILED;
 }
 
@@ -5308,19 +5451,8 @@ static int _lvconvert_detach_writecache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 					struct logical_volume *lv,
 					struct logical_volume *lv_fast)
 {
-	char cvol_name[NAME_LEN];
-	char *c;
 	int noflush = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * LV must be inactive externally before detaching cache.
-	 */
-
-	if (lv_info(cmd, lv, 1, NULL, 0, 0)) {
-		log_error("LV %s must be inactive to detach writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (!archive(lv->vg))
 		return_0;
 
@@ -5344,36 +5476,23 @@ static int _lvconvert_detach_writecache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		noflush = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(lv, noflush))
-		return_0;
-
 	/*
-	 * Rename lv_fast back to its original name, without the _cvol
-	 * suffix that was added when lv_fast was attached for caching.
+	 * TODO: send a message to writecache in the kernel to start writing
+	 * back cache data to the origin.  Then release the vg lock and monitor
+	 * the progress of that writeback.  When it's complete we can reacquire
+	 * the vg lock, rescan the vg (ensure it hasn't changed), and do the
+	 * detach which should be quick since the writeback is complete.  If
+	 * this command is canceled while monitoring writeback, it should just
+	 * be rerun.  The LV will continue to have the writecache until this
+	 * command is run to completion.
 	 */
-	if (!dm_strncpy(cvol_name, lv_fast->name, sizeof(cvol_name)) ||
-	    !(c = strstr(cvol_name, "_cvol"))) {
-		log_debug("LV %s has no suffix for cachevol (skipping rename).",
-			display_lvname(lv_fast));
-	} else {
-		*c = 0;
-		/* If the name is in use, generate new lvol%d */
-		if (lv_name_is_used_in_vg(lv->vg, cvol_name, NULL) &&
-		    !generate_lv_name(lv->vg, "lvol%d", cvol_name, sizeof(cvol_name))) {
-			log_error("Failed to generate unique name for unused logical volume.");
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (!lv_rename_update(cmd, lv_fast, cvol_name, 0))
-			return_0;
-	}
 
-	if (!vg_write(lv->vg) || !vg_commit(lv->vg))
+	if (!lv_detach_writecache_cachevol(lv, noflush))
 		return_0;
 
 	backup(lv->vg);
 
-	log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s write cache has been detached.",
+	log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s writecache has been detached.",
 				display_lvname(lv));
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -5410,157 +5529,6 @@ static int _writecache_zero(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int _get_one_writecache_setting(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct writecache_settings *settings,
-				       char *key, char *val, uint32_t *block_size_sectors)
-{
-	/* special case: block_size is not a setting but is set with the --cachesettings option */
-	if (!strncmp(key, "block_size", strlen("block_size"))) {
-		uint32_t block_size = 0;
-		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &block_size) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		if (block_size == 512)
-			*block_size_sectors = 1;
-		else if (block_size == 4096)
-			*block_size_sectors = 8;
-		else
-			goto_bad;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "high_watermark", strlen("high_watermark"))) {
-		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->high_watermark) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		if (settings->high_watermark > 100)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->high_watermark_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "low_watermark", strlen("low_watermark"))) {
-		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->low_watermark) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		if (settings->low_watermark > 100)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->low_watermark_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "writeback_jobs", strlen("writeback_jobs"))) {
-		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->writeback_jobs) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->writeback_jobs_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "autocommit_blocks", strlen("autocommit_blocks"))) {
-		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->autocommit_blocks) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->autocommit_blocks_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "autocommit_time", strlen("autocommit_time"))) {
-		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->autocommit_time) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->autocommit_time_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "fua", strlen("fua"))) {
-		if (settings->nofua_set) {
-			log_error("Setting fua and nofua cannot both be set.");
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &settings->fua) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->fua_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!strncmp(key, "nofua", strlen("nofua"))) {
-		if (settings->fua_set) {
-			log_error("Setting fua and nofua cannot both be set.");
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &settings->nofua) != 1)
-			goto_bad;
-		settings->nofua_set = 1;
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (settings->new_key) {
-		log_error("Setting %s is not recognized. Only one unrecognized setting is allowed.", key);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	log_warn("Unrecognized writecache setting \"%s\" may cause activation failure.", key);
-	if (yes_no_prompt("Use unrecognized writecache setting? [y/n]: ") == 'n') {
-		log_error("Aborting writecache conversion.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	log_warn("Using unrecognized writecache setting: %s = %s.", key, val);
-
-	settings->new_key = dm_pool_strdup(cmd->mem, key);
-	settings->new_val = dm_pool_strdup(cmd->mem, val);
-	return 1;
-
- bad:
-	log_error("Invalid setting: %s", key);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int _get_writecache_settings(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct writecache_settings *settings,
-				    uint32_t *block_size_sectors)
-{
-	struct arg_value_group_list *group;
-	const char *str;
-	char key[64];
-	char val[64];
-	int num;
-	int pos;
-
-	/*
-	 * "grouped" means that multiple --cachesettings options can be used.
-	 * Each option is also allowed to contain multiple key = val pairs.
-	 */
-
-	dm_list_iterate_items(group, &cmd->arg_value_groups) {
-		if (!grouped_arg_is_set(group->arg_values, cachesettings_ARG))
-			continue;
-
-		if (!(str = grouped_arg_str_value(group->arg_values, cachesettings_ARG, NULL)))
-			break;
-
-		pos = 0;
-
-		while (pos < strlen(str)) {
-			/* scan for "key1=val1 key2 = val2  key3= val3" */
-
-			memset(key, 0, sizeof(key));
-			memset(val, 0, sizeof(val));
-
-			if (sscanf(str + pos, " %63[^=]=%63s %n", key, val, &num) != 2) {
-				log_error("Invalid setting at: %s", str+pos);
-				return 0;
-			}
-
-			pos += num;
-
-			if (!_get_one_writecache_setting(cmd, settings, key, val, block_size_sectors))
-				return_0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (settings->high_watermark_set && settings->low_watermark_set &&
-	    (settings->high_watermark <= settings->low_watermark)) {
-		log_error("High watermark must be greater than low watermark.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static struct logical_volume *_lv_writecache_create(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 					    struct logical_volume *lv,
 					    struct logical_volume *lv_fast,
@@ -5605,9 +5573,171 @@ static struct logical_volume *_lv_writecache_create(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	return lv_wcorig;
 }
 
-#define DEFAULT_WRITECACHE_BLOCK_SIZE_SECTORS 8 /* 4K */
+/*
+ * Currently only supports writecache block sizes 512 and 4096.
+ * This could be expanded later.
+ */
+static int _set_writecache_block_size(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+				      struct logical_volume *lv,
+				      uint32_t *block_size_sectors)
+{
+	char pathname[PATH_MAX];
+	struct device *fs_dev;
+	struct dm_list pvs;
+	struct pv_list *pvl;
+	uint32_t fs_block_size = 0;
+	uint32_t block_size_setting = 0;
+	uint32_t block_size = 0;
+	int lbs_unknown = 0, lbs_4k = 0, lbs_512 = 0;
+	int pbs_unknown = 0, pbs_4k = 0, pbs_512 = 0;
+	int rv;
+
+	/* This is set if the user specified a writecache block size on the command line. */
+	if (*block_size_sectors)
+		block_size_setting = *block_size_sectors * 512;
+
+	dm_list_init(&pvs);
+
+	if (!get_pv_list_for_lv(cmd->mem, lv, &pvs)) {
+		log_error("Failed to build list of PVs for %s.", display_lvname(lv));
+		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	dm_list_iterate_items(pvl, &pvs) {
+		unsigned int pbs = 0;
+		unsigned int lbs = 0;
+
+		if (!dev_get_direct_block_sizes(pvl->pv->dev, &pbs, &lbs)) {
+			lbs_unknown++;
+			pbs_unknown++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (lbs == 4096)
+			lbs_4k++;
+		else if (lbs == 512)
+			lbs_512++;
+		else
+			lbs_unknown++;
+
+		if (pbs == 4096)
+			pbs_4k++;
+		else if (pbs == 512)
+			pbs_512++;
+		else
+			pbs_unknown++;
+	}
+
+	if (lbs_4k && lbs_512) {
+		log_error("Writecache requires consistent logical block size for LV devices.");
+		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	if (lbs_4k && block_size_setting && (block_size_setting < 4096)) {
+		log_error("Writecache block size %u not allowed with device logical block size 4096.",
+			  block_size_setting);
+		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	if (dm_snprintf(pathname, sizeof(pathname), "%s/%s/%s", cmd->dev_dir,
+			lv->vg->name, lv->name) < 0) {
+		log_error("Path name too long to get LV block size %s", display_lvname(lv));
+		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	if (!sync_local_dev_names(cmd))
+		stack;
+
+	if (!(fs_dev = dev_cache_get(cmd, pathname, NULL))) {
+		log_error("Device for LV not found to check block size %s", pathname);
+		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * get_fs_block_size() returns the libblkid BLOCK_SIZE value,
+	 * where libblkid has fs-specific code to set BLOCK_SIZE to the
+	 * value we need here.
+	 *
+	 * The term "block size" here may not equate directly to what the fs
+	 * calls the block size, e.g. xfs calls this the sector size (and
+	 * something different the block size); while ext4 does call this
+	 * value the block size, but it's possible values are not the same
+	 * as xfs's, and do not seem to relate directly to the device LBS.
+	 *
+	 * With 512 LBS and 4K PBS, mkfs.xfs will use xfs sector size 4K.
+	 */
+	rv = get_fs_block_size(fs_dev, &fs_block_size);
+	if (!rv || !fs_block_size) {
+		if (lbs_4k && pbs_4k && !pbs_512) {
+			block_size = 4096;
+		} else if (lbs_512 && pbs_512 && !pbs_4k) {
+			block_size = 512;
+		} else if (lbs_512 && pbs_4k) {
+			if (block_size_setting == 4096)
+				block_size = 4096;
+			else
+				block_size = 512;
+		} else {
+			block_size = 512;
+		}
+
+		if (block_size_setting && (block_size_setting != block_size)) {
+			log_error("Cannot use writecache block size %u with unknown file system block size, logical block size %u, physical block size %u.",
+				  block_size_setting, lbs_4k ? 4096 : 512, pbs_4k ? 4096 : 512);
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (block_size != 512) {
+			log_warn("WARNING: unable to detect a file system block size on %s", display_lvname(lv));
+			log_warn("WARNING: using a writecache block size larger than the file system block size may corrupt the file system.");
+			if (!arg_is_set(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
+			    yes_no_prompt("Use writecache block size %u? [y/n]: ", block_size) == 'n')  {
+				log_error("Conversion aborted.");
+				goto bad;
+			}
+		}
+
+		log_print("Using writecache block size %u for unknown file system block size, logical block size %u, physical block size %u.",
+			 block_size, lbs_4k ? 4096 : 512, pbs_4k ? 4096 : 512);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!block_size_setting) {
+		/* User did not specify a block size, so choose according to fs block size. */
+		if (fs_block_size == 4096)
+			block_size = 4096;
+		else if (fs_block_size == 512)
+			block_size = 512;
+		else if (fs_block_size > 4096)
+			block_size = 4096;
+		else if (fs_block_size < 4096)
+			block_size = 512;
+		else
+			goto_bad;
+	} else {
+		if (block_size_setting <= fs_block_size)
+			block_size = block_size_setting;
+		else {
+			log_error("Writecache block size %u cannot be larger than file system block size %u.",
+				  block_size_setting, fs_block_size);
+			goto_bad;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (block_size == 512)
+		*block_size_sectors = 1;
+	else if (block_size == 4096)
+		*block_size_sectors = 8;
+	else
+		goto_bad;
+
+	return 1;
+bad:
+	return 0;
+}
 
-static int _lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+int lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 					struct logical_volume *lv,
 					struct processing_handle *handle)
 {
@@ -5616,68 +5746,91 @@ static int _lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	struct logical_volume *lv_fast;
 	struct writecache_settings settings;
 	const char *fast_name;
-	uint32_t block_size_sectors;
+	uint32_t block_size_sectors = 0;
 	char *lockd_fast_args = NULL;
 	char *lockd_fast_name = NULL;
 	struct id lockd_fast_id;
 	char cvol_name[NAME_LEN];
+	int is_active;
 
-	fast_name = arg_str_value(cmd, cachevol_ARG, "");
+	/*
+	 * User specifies an existing cachevol to use or a cachedevice
+	 * to create a cachevol from.
+	 */
+	if ((fast_name = arg_str_value(cmd, cachevol_ARG, NULL))) {
+		if (!validate_lvname_param(cmd, &vg->name, &fast_name))
+			goto_bad;
 
-	if (!(lv_fast = find_lv(vg, fast_name))) {
-		log_error("LV %s not found.", fast_name);
-		goto bad;
-	}
+		if (!(lv_fast = find_lv(vg, fast_name))) {
+			log_error("LV %s not found.", fast_name);
+			goto bad;
+		}
 
-	if (lv_fast == lv) {
-		log_error("Invalid cachevol LV.");
-		goto bad;
-	}
+		if (lv_fast == lv) {
+			log_error("Invalid cachevol LV.");
+			goto bad;
+		}
 
-	if (!seg_is_linear(first_seg(lv_fast))) {
-		log_error("LV %s must be linear to use as a writecache.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
-		goto bad;
-	}
+		if (lv_is_cache_vol(lv_fast)) {
+			log_error("LV %s is already used as a cachevol.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
+			goto bad;
+		}
 
-	if (lv_is_cache_vol(lv_fast)) {
-		log_error("LV %s is already used as a cachevol.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
-		goto bad;
-	}
+		if (!seg_is_linear(first_seg(lv_fast))) {
+			log_error("LV %s must be linear to use as a writecache.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
+			goto bad;
+		}
 
-	/*
-	 * To permit this we need to check the block size of the fs using lv
-	 * (recently in libblkid) so that we can use a matching writecache
-	 * block size.  We also want to do that if the lv is inactive.
-	 */
-	if (lv_is_active(lv)) {
-		log_error("LV %s must be inactive to attach writecache.", display_lvname(lv));
-		goto bad;
-	}
+		/* fast LV shouldn't generally be active by itself, but just in case. */
+		if (lv_is_active(lv_fast)) {
+			log_error("LV %s must be inactive to attach.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
+			goto bad;
+		}
 
-	/* fast LV shouldn't generally be active by itself, but just in case. */
-	if (lv_info(cmd, lv_fast, 1, NULL, 0, 0)) {
-		log_error("LV %s must be inactive to attach.", display_lvname(lv_fast));
-		goto bad;
+		if (!arg_is_set(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
+		     yes_no_prompt("Erase all existing data on %s? [y/n]: ", display_lvname(lv_fast)) == 'n') {
+			log_error("Conversion aborted.");
+			goto bad;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (!_lv_create_cachevol(cmd, vg, lv, &lv_fast))
+			goto_bad;
 	}
 
+	is_active = lv_is_active(lv);
+
 	memset(&settings, 0, sizeof(settings));
-	block_size_sectors = DEFAULT_WRITECACHE_BLOCK_SIZE_SECTORS;
 
-	if (!_get_writecache_settings(cmd, &settings, &block_size_sectors)) {
+	if (!get_writecache_settings(cmd, &settings, &block_size_sectors)) {
 		log_error("Invalid writecache settings.");
 		goto bad;
 	}
 
-	if (!arg_is_set(cmd, yes_ARG) &&
-	    yes_no_prompt("Erase all existing data on %s? [y/n]: ", display_lvname(lv_fast)) == 'n') {
-		log_error("Conversion aborted.");
-		goto bad;
+	if (!is_active) {
+		/* checking block size of fs on the lv requires the lv to be active */
+		if (!activate_lv(cmd, lv)) {
+			log_error("Failed to activate LV to check block size %s", display_lvname(lv));
+			goto bad;
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* Ensure the two LVs are not active elsewhere. */
+	if (!_set_writecache_block_size(cmd, lv, &block_size_sectors)) {
+		if (!is_active && !deactivate_lv(cmd, lv))
+			stack;
+		goto_bad;
+	}
+
+	if (!is_active) {
+		if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv)) {
+			log_error("Failed to deactivate LV after checking block size %s", display_lvname(lv));
+			goto bad;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Ensure the LV is not active elsewhere. */
 	if (!lockd_lv(cmd, lv, "ex", 0))
 		goto_bad;
-	if (!lockd_lv(cmd, lv_fast, "ex", 0))
+	if (fast_name && !lockd_lv(cmd, lv_fast, "ex", 0))
 		goto_bad;
 
 	if (!archive(vg))
@@ -5744,7 +5897,7 @@ static int _lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 			log_error("Failed to unlock fast LV %s/%s", vg->name, lockd_fast_name);
 	}
 
-	log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s now has write cache.",
+	log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s now has writecache.",
 				display_lvname(lv));
 	return ECMD_PROCESSED;
 bad:
@@ -5768,7 +5921,7 @@ int lvconvert_to_writecache_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	cmd->cname->flags &= ~GET_VGNAME_FROM_OPTIONS;
 
 	ret = process_each_lv(cmd, cmd->position_argc, cmd->position_argv, NULL, NULL, READ_FOR_UPDATE, handle, NULL,
-			      &_lvconvert_writecache_attach_single);
+			      &lvconvert_writecache_attach_single);
 
 	destroy_processing_handle(cmd, handle);
 
@@ -5791,7 +5944,7 @@ int lvconvert_to_cache_with_cachevol_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char
 	cmd->cname->flags &= ~GET_VGNAME_FROM_OPTIONS;
 
 	ret = process_each_lv(cmd, cmd->position_argc, cmd->position_argv, NULL, NULL, READ_FOR_UPDATE, handle, NULL,
-			      &_lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single);
+			      &lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single);
 
 	destroy_processing_handle(cmd, handle);
 
diff --git a/tools/lvcreate.c b/tools/lvcreate.c
index 5c978b3..3357a08 100644
--- a/tools/lvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/lvcreate.c
@@ -766,7 +766,9 @@ static int _lvcreate_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	 *
 	 * Ordering of following type tests is IMPORTANT
 	 */
-	if ((segtype_str = arg_str_value(cmd, type_ARG, NULL))) {
+	if (lp->ignore_type) {
+		segtype_str = SEG_TYPE_NAME_STRIPED;
+	} else if ((segtype_str = arg_str_value(cmd, type_ARG, NULL))) {
 		lp->type = 1;
 		if (!strcmp(segtype_str, "linear")) {
 			segtype_str = "striped";
@@ -1799,3 +1801,152 @@ int lvcreate(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	destroy_processing_handle(cmd, handle);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static int _lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+		const char *vg_name, struct volume_group *vg, struct processing_handle *handle)
+{
+	struct processing_params *pp = (struct processing_params *) handle->custom_handle;
+	struct lvcreate_params *lp = pp->lp;
+	struct logical_volume *lv;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = _lvcreate_single(cmd, vg_name, vg, handle);
+
+	if (ret == ECMD_FAILED)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!(lv = find_lv(vg, lp->lv_name))) {
+		log_error("Failed to find LV %s to add writecache.", lp->lv_name);
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	ret = lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(cmd, lv, handle);
+
+	if (ret == ECMD_FAILED) {
+		log_error("Removing new LV after failing to add writecache.");
+		if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv))
+			log_error("Failed to deactivate new LV %s.", display_lvname(lv));
+		if (!lv_remove_with_dependencies(cmd, lv, 1, 0))
+			log_error("Failed to remove new LV %s.", display_lvname(lv));
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	return ECMD_PROCESSED;
+}
+
+int lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct processing_handle *handle = NULL;
+	struct processing_params pp;
+	struct lvcreate_params lp = {
+		.major = -1,
+		.minor = -1,
+	};
+	struct lvcreate_cmdline_params lcp = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Tell lvcreate to ignore --type since we are using lvcreate
+	 * to create a linear LV and using lvconvert to add cache.
+	 * (Would be better if lvcreate code was split up so we could
+	 * call a specific function that just created a linear/striped LV.)
+	 */
+	lp.ignore_type = 1;
+
+	if (!_lvcreate_params(cmd, argc, argv, &lp, &lcp)) {
+		stack;
+		return EINVALID_CMD_LINE;
+	}
+
+	pp.lp = &lp;
+	pp.lcp = &lcp;
+
+        if (!(handle = init_processing_handle(cmd, NULL))) {
+		log_error("Failed to initialize processing handle.");
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	handle->custom_handle = &pp;
+
+	ret = process_each_vg(cmd, 0, NULL, lp.vg_name, NULL, READ_FOR_UPDATE, 0, handle,
+			      &_lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_single);
+
+	_destroy_lvcreate_params(&lp);
+	destroy_processing_handle(cmd, handle);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int _lvcreate_and_attach_cache_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+		const char *vg_name, struct volume_group *vg, struct processing_handle *handle)
+{
+	struct processing_params *pp = (struct processing_params *) handle->custom_handle;
+	struct lvcreate_params *lp = pp->lp;
+	struct logical_volume *lv;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = _lvcreate_single(cmd, vg_name, vg, handle);
+
+	if (ret == ECMD_FAILED)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!(lv = find_lv(vg, lp->lv_name))) {
+		log_error("Failed to find LV %s to add cache.", lp->lv_name);
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	ret = lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single(cmd, lv, handle);
+
+	if (ret == ECMD_FAILED) {
+		log_error("Removing new LV after failing to add cache.");
+		if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, lv))
+			log_error("Failed to deactivate new LV %s.", display_lvname(lv));
+		if (!lv_remove_with_dependencies(cmd, lv, 1, 0))
+			log_error("Failed to remove new LV %s.", display_lvname(lv));
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	return ECMD_PROCESSED;
+}
+
+int lvcreate_and_attach_cache_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct processing_handle *handle = NULL;
+	struct processing_params pp;
+	struct lvcreate_params lp = {
+		.major = -1,
+		.minor = -1,
+	};
+	struct lvcreate_cmdline_params lcp = { 0 };
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Tell lvcreate to ignore --type since we are using lvcreate
+	 * to create a linear LV and using lvconvert to add cache.
+	 * (Would be better if lvcreate code was split up so we could
+	 * call a specific function that just created a linear/striped LV.)
+	 */
+	lp.ignore_type = 1;
+
+	if (!_lvcreate_params(cmd, argc, argv, &lp, &lcp)) {
+		stack;
+		return EINVALID_CMD_LINE;
+	}
+
+	pp.lp = &lp;
+	pp.lcp = &lcp;
+
+	if (!(handle = init_processing_handle(cmd, NULL))) {
+		log_error("Failed to initialize processing handle.");
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	handle->custom_handle = &pp;
+
+	ret = process_each_vg(cmd, 0, NULL, lp.vg_name, NULL, READ_FOR_UPDATE, 0, handle,
+			      &_lvcreate_and_attach_cache_single);
+
+	_destroy_lvcreate_params(&lp);
+	destroy_processing_handle(cmd, handle);
+	return ret;
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdline.c b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
index d87a8f0..7cf4e3f 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdline.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ static const struct command_function _command_functions[CMD_COUNT] = {
 	{ lvconvert_to_cachepool_CMD,			lvconvert_to_pool_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_to_thin_with_external_CMD,		lvconvert_to_thin_with_external_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_to_cache_with_cachevol_CMD,		lvconvert_to_cache_with_cachevol_cmd },
+	{ lvconvert_to_cache_with_device_CMD,		lvconvert_to_cache_with_cachevol_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_to_cache_with_cachepool_CMD,	lvconvert_to_cache_with_cachepool_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_to_writecache_CMD,			lvconvert_to_writecache_cmd },
+	{ lvconvert_to_writecache_with_device_CMD,	lvconvert_to_writecache_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_swap_pool_metadata_CMD,		lvconvert_swap_pool_metadata_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_to_thinpool_or_swap_metadata_CMD,   lvconvert_to_pool_or_swap_metadata_cmd },
 	{ lvconvert_to_cachepool_or_swap_metadata_CMD,  lvconvert_to_pool_or_swap_metadata_cmd },
@@ -152,6 +154,12 @@ static const struct command_function _command_functions[CMD_COUNT] = {
 	/* lvconvert for integrity */
 	{ lvconvert_integrity_CMD, lvconvert_integrity_cmd },
 
+	/* lvcreate */
+	{ lvcreate_and_attach_cachevol_for_cache_CMD,		lvcreate_and_attach_cache_cmd },
+	{ lvcreate_and_attach_cachedevice_for_cache_CMD,	lvcreate_and_attach_cache_cmd },
+	{ lvcreate_and_attach_cachevol_for_writecache_CMD,	lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_cmd },
+	{ lvcreate_and_attach_cachedevice_for_writecache_CMD,	lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_cmd },
+
 	{ pvscan_display_CMD, pvscan_display_cmd },
 	{ pvscan_cache_CMD, pvscan_cache_cmd },
 };
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index 89b6374..eb0de55 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -1184,6 +1184,170 @@ out:
 	return ok;
 }
 
+static int _get_one_writecache_setting(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct writecache_settings *settings,
+				       char *key, char *val, uint32_t *block_size_sectors)
+{
+	/* special case: block_size is not a setting but is set with the --cachesettings option */
+	if (!strncmp(key, "block_size", strlen("block_size"))) {
+		uint32_t block_size = 0;
+		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &block_size) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		if (block_size == 512)
+			*block_size_sectors = 1;
+		else if (block_size == 4096)
+			*block_size_sectors = 8;
+		else
+			goto_bad;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "high_watermark", strlen("high_watermark"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->high_watermark) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		if (settings->high_watermark > 100)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->high_watermark_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "low_watermark", strlen("low_watermark"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->low_watermark) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		if (settings->low_watermark > 100)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->low_watermark_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "writeback_jobs", strlen("writeback_jobs"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->writeback_jobs) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->writeback_jobs_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "autocommit_blocks", strlen("autocommit_blocks"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->autocommit_blocks) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->autocommit_blocks_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "autocommit_time", strlen("autocommit_time"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%llu", (unsigned long long *)&settings->autocommit_time) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->autocommit_time_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "fua", strlen("fua"))) {
+		if (settings->nofua_set) {
+			log_error("Setting fua and nofua cannot both be set.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &settings->fua) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->fua_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "nofua", strlen("nofua"))) {
+		if (settings->fua_set) {
+			log_error("Setting fua and nofua cannot both be set.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &settings->nofua) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->nofua_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "cleaner", strlen("cleaner"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &settings->cleaner) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->cleaner_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncmp(key, "max_age", strlen("max_age"))) {
+		if (sscanf(val, "%u", &settings->max_age) != 1)
+			goto_bad;
+		settings->max_age_set = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (settings->new_key) {
+		log_error("Setting %s is not recognized. Only one unrecognized setting is allowed.", key);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	log_warn("Unrecognized writecache setting \"%s\" may cause activation failure.", key);
+	if (yes_no_prompt("Use unrecognized writecache setting? [y/n]: ") == 'n') {
+		log_error("Aborting writecache conversion.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	log_warn("Using unrecognized writecache setting: %s = %s.", key, val);
+
+	settings->new_key = dm_pool_strdup(cmd->mem, key);
+	settings->new_val = dm_pool_strdup(cmd->mem, val);
+	return 1;
+
+ bad:
+	log_error("Invalid setting: %s", key);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int get_writecache_settings(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct writecache_settings *settings,
+			    uint32_t *block_size_sectors)
+{
+	struct arg_value_group_list *group;
+	const char *str;
+	char key[64];
+	char val[64];
+	int num;
+	int pos;
+
+	/*
+	 * "grouped" means that multiple --cachesettings options can be used.
+	 * Each option is also allowed to contain multiple key = val pairs.
+	 */
+
+	dm_list_iterate_items(group, &cmd->arg_value_groups) {
+		if (!grouped_arg_is_set(group->arg_values, cachesettings_ARG))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!(str = grouped_arg_str_value(group->arg_values, cachesettings_ARG, NULL)))
+			break;
+
+		pos = 0;
+
+		while (pos < strlen(str)) {
+			/* scan for "key1=val1 key2 = val2  key3= val3" */
+
+			memset(key, 0, sizeof(key));
+			memset(val, 0, sizeof(val));
+
+			if (sscanf(str + pos, " %63[^=]=%63s %n", key, val, &num) != 2) {
+				log_error("Invalid setting at: %s", str+pos);
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			pos += num;
+
+			if (!_get_one_writecache_setting(cmd, settings, key, val, block_size_sectors))
+				return_0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (settings->high_watermark_set && settings->low_watermark_set &&
+	    (settings->high_watermark <= settings->low_watermark)) {
+		log_error("High watermark must be greater than low watermark.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
 
 /* FIXME move to lib */
 static int _pv_change_tag(struct physical_volume *pv, const char *tag, int addtag)
diff --git a/tools/toollib.h b/tools/toollib.h
index 53a5e5b..f3a60fb 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.h
+++ b/tools/toollib.h
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ int get_cache_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		     const char **name,
 		     struct dm_config_tree **settings);
 
+int get_writecache_settings(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct writecache_settings *settings,
+                            uint32_t *block_size_sectors);
+
 int change_tag(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 	       struct logical_volume *lv, struct physical_volume *pv, int arg);
 
diff --git a/tools/tools.h b/tools/tools.h
index 7f2434d..c3d780d 100644
--- a/tools/tools.h
+++ b/tools/tools.h
@@ -278,7 +278,18 @@ int lvconvert_to_vdopool_param_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **arg
 
 int lvconvert_integrity_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv);
 
+int lvcreate_and_attach_writecache_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv);
+int lvcreate_and_attach_cache_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv);
+
 int pvscan_display_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv);
 int pvscan_cache_cmd(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv);
 
+
+int lvconvert_writecache_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+                                        struct logical_volume *lv,
+                                        struct processing_handle *handle);
+int lvconvert_cachevol_attach_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
+                                     struct logical_volume *lv,
+                                     struct processing_handle *handle);
+
 #endif
-- 
1.8.3.1