[linux-lvm] lvcreate is segfaulting

[Jonathan DeHaan]

I had the same problem - it was fixed when I configured
with --enable-static_link.

Jonathan DeHaan
jdehaan at home.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com]On
> Behalf Of William Vadnais
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 5:42 PM
> To: linux-lvm at sistina.com
> Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate is segfaulting
>
>
>
> [root at mp3gimp /root]# lvcreate -L6G -nnew -v test
> lvcreate -- checking volume group name "test"
> lvcreate -- checking volume group existence
> lvcreate -- checking volume group activity
>  [other verbosity removed]
> lvcreate -- setting up logical volume
> lvcreate -- setting read ahead sectors
> lvcreate -- creating logical volume VGDA in kernel
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> [root at mp3gimp linux]# dmesg | ksymoops
> No modules in ksyms, skipping objects
> Warning (read_lsmod): no symbols in lsmod, is
> /proc/modules a valid lsmod file?
> cpu: 0, clocks: 997540, slice: 498770
>   Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around.
> ds: no socket drivers loaded!
>
> 2 warnings issued.  Results may not be reliable.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> LVM is compiled directly into kernel, not as a module.
>
> I did remove completely the tools from the non CVS
> version and then reinstalled LVM from the CVS source
> (i did this previously, not just now ;)
>
> [root at mp3gimp src]# strings /sbin/lvcreate | grep CVS
> liblvm-10.so.CVS
> Logical Volume Manager CVS
> Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software  CVS_DATE
> [root at mp3gimp src]#
>
> Thanks for the help, btw, it is much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> -Willie
>
>
> --- svetljo <galia at st-peter.stw.uni-erlangen.de>
> wrote:
> > my mistake
> >
> > have you tried
> > lvcreate -L6G -nnew -v test
> > and you did installed the tools and lib form the cvs
> > tree
> >
> > is there smth  in "demsg | ksymoops"
> >
> > William Vadnais wrote:
> >
> > >it was a typo on my part. The patch is installed
> > >correctly. I don't have a /proc/lvm/general, but
> > here
> > >is /proc/lvm/global:
> > >
> > >[root at mp3gimp lvm]# ls /proc/lvm
> > >global  VGs
> > >[root at mp3gimp lvm]# cat /proc/lvm/global
> > >LVM driver LVM version CVS(CVS_DATE)
> > >
> > >Total:  1 VG  1 PV  0 LVs (0 LVs open)
> > >Global: 3167 bytes malloced   IOP version: 10
> > >5:49:19 active
> > >
> > >VG:  test  [1 PV, 0 LV/0 open]  PE Size: 4096 KB
> > >  Usage [KB/PE]: 8949760 /2185 total  0 /0 used
> > >8949760 /2185 free
> > >  PV:  [AA] sdb                    8949760 /2185
> >
> > >    0 /0        8949760 /2185
> > >    LVs: none
> > >[root at mp3gimp lvm]#
> > >
> > >
> > >--- svetljo <galia at st-peter.stw.uni-erlangen.de>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >>>
> > >>>dir then a cd /usr/src/linux and a patch < p1
> > using
> > >>>
> > >>that's a typo i couldn't be misstaken ?
> > >>
> > >>you could do
> > >>
> > >>.... ; cd PATCHES ;make ; cat lvm-CVS-2.4.9.patch
> > |
> > >>patch -p1 -d
> > >>/usr/src/linux
> > >>
> > >>and what tells  " cat /proc/lvm/general " , could
> > >>you attach it
> > >>
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