[libvirt] Attempting to pivot disk with incomplete mirror results in hang
Eric Blake
eblake at redhat.com
Tue Jan 13 20:05:44 UTC 2015
On 01/13/2015 12:43 PM, Scott Sullivan wrote:
> I have what appears to be a bug when pivoting a disk during a block copy that is not yet 100% finished, resulting in the pivot command hanging. I have verified this problem on libvirt 1.2.10.
Known issue:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1134294
>
> Here's what Im seeing (transient guest):
>
> 1.) Start the block copy:
>
> [root at host ~]# virsh blockcopy f20-SPICE vda /dev/sdc --format=raw --blockdev
> Block Copy started
> [root at host ~]#
>
> 2.) Query status to see it works/is started
>
> [root at host ~]# virsh blockjob --info f20-SPICE vda
> Block Copy: [ 1 %]
>
> [root at host ~]#
>
> 3.) Attempt the pivot before mirror reaches 100% (this makes cmd hang)
>
> [root at test-parent-kvm ~]# virsh blockjob f20-SPICE vda --pivot
> ^^^ cmd is now hanging
The attempt to pivot should have failed immediately. I'm working on a
patch.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> When its hanging, I see this in /var/log/libvirt/libvirtd.log
>
> 19:29:33.376+0000: 1845: error : qemuDomainBlockPivot:15367 : block copy still active: disk 'vda' not ready for pivot yet
> 19:30:31.000+0000: 1842: warning : qemuDomainObjBeginJobInternal:1376 : Cannot start job (query, none) for domain f20-SPICE; current job is (modify, none) owned by (1845, 0)
> 19:30:31.000+0000: 1842: error : qemuDomainObjBeginJobInternal:1381 : Timed out during operation: cannot acquire state change lock
>
> This then makes other commands querying this domain hang as well, such as:
>
> virsh blockjob --info f20-SPICE vda
>
> With this being put into log:
>
> 19:30:31.000+0000: 1842: error : qemuDomainObjBeginJobInternal:1381 : Timed out during operation: cannot acquire state change lock
> 19:34:45.568+0000: 1841: error : virNetSocketReadWire:1571 : End of file while reading data: Input/output error
>
> Is this expected behavior? It would be nice if on step #3 instead of hanging the command returned in an error state saying cannot pivot because the mirror is not yet 100% or similar. I am happy to test later versions or patches as needed.
I'll remember to cc you on the patch I post, hopefully later today :)
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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