[linux-lvm] snapshot creation bug?
Marijn Vriens
marijn at sanity.dhs.org
Sat Jul 21 08:06:58 UTC 2001
Hello dear list members,
I have been using LVM on various computers with sucess, but i am
having a situation with one of them...
The problem is that once i tried to make a snapshot of one
of my LVs and ever since then i am having troubles with the
LVM (the snapshot didn't want to work). It seems that since then, many
LVM programs die with segfaults, what leads me to be leave that
somewhere the LVM data is corrupted.
When I tried to make the snapshot I was using LVM-0.9.0. It failed for
some reason (I don't remember what the error was), leaving me with
some semi finished operation. Since then when I try to add a new LV
it won't let me. I also upgraded to 0.9.1beta7, but it doesn't make a
difference.
The machine uses the 2.4.4 Linux kernel, with LVM as a module. All LVs
that are under LVM run on reiserfs.
One other thing is that this machine hasn't been rebooted since all of
this started. I don't know what kind of "refresh" effect this will
have. But I'd rather leave those solutions to certain commercial OS's :).
Could someone please enlighten me, as to what is going on with my LVM?
and how I can fix it? I really hope it doesn't involve "vgremove" (not
that i don't have backups.... :) )
Kind regards,
Marijn.
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Okay, for now for the output of the various tools.
I tried to create a snapshot I called "snap" and later a new LV "log"
and "log2"
When I try to create a new LV:
icarus:~# lvcreate -L2G --name log host_vg
lvcreate -- ERROR "Permission denied" opening logical volume "/dev/host_vg/log"
but it DOES create a /dev/host_vg/log !
Then trying to remove it gives me:
icarus:~# lvremove /dev/host_vg/log
lvremove -- do you really want to remove "/dev/host_vg/log"? [y/n]: y
lvremove -- ERROR "lv_release(): LV number" releasing logical volume "/dev/host_vg/log"
but the /dev/host_vg/log stays :(
LVM thinks that the /dev/host_vg/log doesn't exist:
icarus:~# lvdisplay -v /dev/host_vg/log
lvdisplay -- logical volume "/dev/host_vg/log" doesn't exist
Okay, it doesn't exist.
icarus:~# lvscan -v
lvscan -- checking volume group name "host_vg"
lvscan -- checking volume group "host_vg" existence
lvscan -- checking volume group "host_vg" activity
lvscan -- getting VGDA of volume group "host_vg" from kernel
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/lvol1" [1 GB]
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/www" [2 GB]
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/vpopmail" [4 GB]
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/mysql" [1 GB]
Segmentation fault
Hmmm, something wicked really IS going on... Tools shouldn't
segfault.
The same program, with some more options:
icarus:~# lvscan -vb
lvscan -- checking volume group name "host_vg"
lvscan -- checking volume group "host_vg" existence
lvscan -- checking volume group "host_vg" activity
lvscan -- getting VGDA of volume group "host_vg" from kernel
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/lvol1" [1 GB] 58:0
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/www" [2 GB] 58:1
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/vpopmail" [4 GB] 58:2
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/mysql" [1 GB] 58:3
lvscan -- ACTIVE Snapshot "/dev/host_vg/snap" [98.44 MB] 58:4
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/log" [2 GB] 58:4
lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/host_vg/log2" [2 GB] 58:4
lvscan -- 7 logical volumes with 12.1 GB total in 1 volume group
lvscan -- 7 active logical volumes
What? lvdisplay just told me the LV "log" it doesn't exist! What is
also interesting is that /dev/host_vg/snap is there, but that doesn't
exist in my /dev/host_vg/ . All 3 problematic LVs have 58:4 while the
others are unique. and if -b is just to show the major-minor numbers,
why doesn't this segfault?
More lvscan fun:
icarus:~# lvscan -vD
lvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
lvscan -- checking volume group name "host_vg"
lvscan -- checking volume group "host_vg" existence
lvscan -- reading volume group data of host_vg from disk(s)
lvscan -- inactive "/dev/host_vg/lvol1" [1 GB]
lvscan -- inactive "/dev/host_vg/www" [2 GB]
lvscan -- inactive "/dev/host_vg/vpopmail" [4 GB]
lvscan -- inactive "/dev/host_vg/mysql" [1 GB]
lvscan -- inactive "/dev/host_vg/log2" [2 GB]
lvscan -- 5 logical volumes with 10 GB total in 1 volume group
lvscan -- 5 inactive logical volumes
But they're not INACTIVE at all.
and as a finale:
icarus:~# vgdisplay -v
--- Volume group ---
VG Name host_vg
VG Access read/write
VG Status available/resizable
VG # 0
MAX LV 256
Cur LV 7
Open LV 4
MAX LV Size 255.99 GB
Max PV 256
Cur PV 1
Act PV 1
VG Size 16.73 GB
PE Size 4 MB
Total PE 4282
Alloc PE / Size 3097 / 12.1 GB
Free PE / Size 1185 / 4.63 GB
VG UUID pTIjgu-WnnS-oLd3-jkhI-kGme-sSJN-7JGX5Y
--- Logical volume ---
LV Name /dev/host_vg/www
VG Name host_vg
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
LV # 2
# open 1
LV Size 2 GB
Current LE 512
Allocated LE 512
Allocation next free
Read ahead sectors 120
Block device 58:1
--- Logical volume ---
LV Name /dev/host_vg/vpopmail
VG Name host_vg
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
LV # 3
# open 1
LV Size 4 GB
Current LE 1024
Allocated LE 1024
Allocation next free
Read ahead sectors 120
Block device 58:2
--- Logical volume ---
LV Name /dev/host_vg/mysql
VG Name host_vg
LV Write Access read/write
LV Status available
LV # 4
# open 1
LV Size 1 GB
Current LE 256
Allocated LE 256
Allocation next free
Read ahead sectors 120
Block device 58:3
--- Logical volume ---
LV Name /dev/host_vg/snap
VG Name host_vg
LV Write Access read only
Segmentation fault
There's something stinky going on.. An other Segfault.
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Get loaded from the source: Do Linux!
Marijn Vriens <marijn at sanity.dhs.org>
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