[linux-lvm] shrink issue

[Andreas Dilger]

On Oct 17, 2001  21:24 +0200, FEJF wrote:
> is it possible to tell the lvmtools (when shrinking a lvm-volume with 
> resizereiserfs and lvreduce) which hd should be used for free space and which 
> should stay in the lvm ?

No.  When you reduce the size of an LV, the free space is made from the end
of the LV only.  If you want to make a particular PV free, then you need to
use "pvmove" to free any PEs that are allocated on it.

Cheers, Andreas
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