[linux-lvm] reproducible segfault in vgscan

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

Could you provide your VG configuration ("vgdisplay -v") and
a "vgscan -d" output to enable me to further dig into this one...

Thankd,
Heinz

> Forwarded message form Paul Jakma <paulj at itg.ie>
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 20:03:41 +0100 (IST)
> From: Paul Jakma <paulj at itg.ie>
> Subject: reproducible segfault in vgscan
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0005031928440.907-100000 at rossi.itg.ie>
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> 
> i have a reproducible segfault with vgscan.
> 
> i had pvmove'd several lv's. Then i rebooted. since then, vgscan
> segfaults
> the first 3 times  out of every 4 times i run it.
> 
> eg:
> 
> [root at rossi linux]# vgscan 
> vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> vgscan -- found active volume group "Main_VG"
> Segmentation fault
> [root at rossi linux]# vgscan 
> vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> vgscan -- found inactive volume group "Main_VG"
> Segmentation fault
> [root at rossi linux]# vgscan 
> vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> vgscan -- found inactive volume group "Main_VG"
> Segmentation fault
> [root at rossi linux]# vgscan 
> vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> vgscan -- found inactive volume group "Main_VG"
> vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created
> vgscan -- WARNING: you may not have an actual VGDA backup of your
> volume
> group
> 
> this means i have to call vgscan 4 times in a row from my initscripts
> before i can run vgchange.. :(
> 
> vgcfgrestore also has the same behaviour. :( segfault, segfault,
> segfault, ok, segfault, segfault segfault ok.. etc..
> 
> System is 2.3.99-pre6-pre7.
> 
> I've looked at the BUGS page but i don't see this problem listed.
> 
> Further info available on request..
> 
> regards,
> 
> Paul Jakma.
> 


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