[linux-lvm] LVM 0.9.1beta1 vgscan segfault when run with -d

[Heinz J. Mauelshagen]

Charles, is this under devfs?
Side remark: you probably run "vgscan -d", right?

Didn't get the attachement, sorry. Send it again please.

On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 10:36:00PM -0800, Charles Duffy wrote:
> Howdy. I'm experiencing some difficulties while transitioning from LVM
> 0.8i to 0.9.
> 
> vgscan reports:
> 
> vgscan -- ERROR "vg_read_with_pv_and_lv(): allocated LE of LV": can't
> get data of volume group "vg01" from physical volume(s)
> 
> When I try to recieve more info (by running vgscan with "-D"), I
> recieve a segfault.
> 
> This appears to be happening inside pv_read_uuidlist, at the memset on
> line 91 (I added some extra debug() calls to determine this). The
> attached log (from the original, unpatched version) should help by
> giving some context.
> 
> Frankly, I don't know why this is happening -- more than sufficient
> space appears to be allocated beforehand -- but, as long as one rules
> out a bug in debug(), I don't see any other way 'round it.
> 
> Thanks for your help.



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