[linux-lvm] lvcreate does not respect units?
Thomas Voegtle
tv at lio96.de
Mon Dec 14 14:28:24 UTC 2009
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009, Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 02:45:21PM +0100, Thomas Voegtle wrote:
>> vgdisplay Free PE / Size 6127 / 25.70 GB
>
>> root@(none):~# lvcreate -L 25.50g datavolume -n datavolume
>> lvcreate Insufficient free extents (6127) in volume group datavolume:
>> 6528 required
>
>> So it seems lvcreate does not respect the unit in power of 1000?
>
> Use either:
> lvcreate -l 6127
> or
> lvcreate -l 100%FREE
Yes, thanks. I know.
But I thought you guys would like to hear from bugs?
Why is it possible to use vgdisplay with units power of 1000, if you
cant use lvcreate with that kind of units?
The lvcreate man page says:
-L, --size LogicalVolumeSize[bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE]
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