[linux-lvm] Re: [reiserfs-list] lvm-list pointed to reiserfs: fs/lvm-problems?
Heinz J. Mauelshagen
Mauelshagen at sistina.com
Wed May 30 09:22:44 UTC 2001
On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 10:23:04PM +0200, Peter Bartosch wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
> > PB> extend an existing (0.8i) LV)
> >
> > PB> so i created a new kernel (2.4.2) with lvm 0.9.1_beta7
> >
> > Linux-2.4.4 has serious reiserfs bugs fixed.
>
> hmm, i tried to make a LVM patch for it but this fails - yesterday i saw a
> message, that there's somewhere a patch for the 2.4.4 that LVM-sources
> will make a patch
You didn't tell what the failure cause was.
It could likely be the renaming of get_hardblocksize to get_hardsect_size
in the 2.4.4 kernel which hits lvm.c.
The recent CVS software at www.sistina.com has that fix already or
you change it in lvm.c end recompile/reinstall.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Heinz -- The LVM Guy --
>
> > PB> i created the reiserfs on it, but when i tried to mount it, the mount
> > PB> failed
> > PB> an reiserfsck --rebuild-sb and after that reiserfsck --rebuild-tree
> > PB> clears it and i could mount my LV -- UNTIL the next reboot
> >
> > What kernel messages were ?
> >
> > Sorry, but it looks for me like a lvm problem. Can you test you LV by
> > coping some random data (~ 64 MB) to a file in reliable location and
> > to LV, and compare them (or md5 hashes) after reboot ?
>
> hmm, i haven't really tried another filesystem, maybe i should try ext2?
>
> > Reiserfs error handling not an ideal one. Kernel oops below is a
> > normal :( reaction on damaged data coming from disk.
> >
> > Same reason (damaged data), I think, prevented reiserfs volume from
> > mounting.
>
> yes you're right - but why does it oops when i _only_ want to do an "ls
> -l"?
>
> :wq - until next mail B-), l8r
>
> Peter
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