[linux-lvm] new process dead after create multiple snapshot volumes

[Bear Wolf]

Dear Lars

I tried but not work,
the process is still hang when I trying to copy some data in source
volume or do sync command after create the 4rd snapshot volume.

should I patch the 8 and 9 of dm module?
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/dm/patches/2.6-unstable/2.6.12-rc2/2.6.12-rc2-udm1/

I saw that some discuss in previous mail-list

SportBear

2005/9/12, Lars Ellenberg <Lars.Ellenberg at linbit.com>:
> / 2005-09-12 10:34:15 +0800
> \ Bear Wolf:
> > Dear all
> >
> > I test snapshot function on my system.
> > when I create the first snapshot, everything works fine.
> > then I create more snapshot, everything works fine too.
> > but when I access the source volume and do sync
> > the sync command will be dead.
> >
> > and I test with a script file
> >
> > I=0
> > for I in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
> > do
> > cp -af /etc /mnt/volume1
> > lvcreate -s -L 64 -n snaplv${I} /dev/VG01/volume1
> > sleep 1
> > done
> >
> > after create the 4th sn apshot volume, the system process hang without
> > any error message.
> 
> lvcreate calls into device mapper.
> it suspends the affected targets, changes "tables", creates new targets,
> and resumes the targets again.
> 
> if it fails to create the new targets, or fails to adjust the "tables",
> 
> then it unfortunately aborts, leaving the existing targets in suspended
> state. I think that is a bug.
> 
> to get the system working (sort of) again, you could try to
> for d in /dev/mapper/* ; do
>        [[ $d == control ]] && continue
>        dmsetup resume $d &
>                       # ^^^ important! background it!
> done
> 
> background it, because if you "resume" some target that depends on some
> other target in suspended state, it will hang and wait for that other
> target to be resumed... doh.
> 
> worked for me... (well, to get the system back, at least).
> 
> see also dmsetup ls, dmsetup info, dmsetp table etc.
> 
> cheers,
> 
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