[linux-lvm] lvm hangup on snapshot overflow

[Pasha Z]

Thanks for the reply!

> What exactly are you trying to do with lvconvert rather than lvcreate?
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand the question.

> Never let snapshots fill up - use dmeventd instead and intervene in
> a controlled way before they are full.

Thanks for the idea. The only obstacle, preventing from using dmeventd right
away, is that it can unmount/extend full snapshots, while I need to have
them switched to read-only.

And the final question: is it planned to integrate control over snapshots to
lvm itself and how soon if yes?

2011/8/14 Alasdair G Kergon <agk at redhat.com>

> On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 07:05:31PM +0300, Pasha Z wrote:
> > lvconvert device-mapper: suspend ioctl failed: Input/output error
> > lvconvert Unable to suspend VG-sn_x (252:3)
> > lvconvert Failed to suspend origin lv
>
> What exactly are you trying to do with lvconvert rather than lvcreate?
>
> Never let snapshots fill up - use dmeventd instead and intervene in
> a controlled way before they are full.
>
> The lvconvert -s man page is too subtle and needs improving.
>
> Alasdair
>
>
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