1. A method in a data processing system for storage pools with write atomicity, the method comprising: signaling an abstraction manager to enforce write atomicity; alerting the abstraction manager to disallow options which are inconsistent with write atomicity; forcing the abstraction manager to construct through a physical device interface a logical continuous view of a storage pool in a manner consistent with write atomicity; and enabling an application to collect information specific to write atomicity from the abstraction manager through an application interface.